airdrome
"airdrome" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“airdrome” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A location where aircraft are operated, usually having a runway and maintenance facilities.
Corpus desk
Index EN-airdrome · airdrome · English
airdrome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | airdrome |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “airdrome” in English
Rare enough to double-check
airdrome is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A location where aircraft are operated, usually having a runway and maintenance facilities.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for airdrome, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Alteration of aerodrome; by surface analysis, air + -drome. The correct English form is airdrome, spelled A-I-R-D-R-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1A location where aircraft are operated, usually having a runway and maintenance facilities.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how airdrome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They landed at the airdrome.
Reports were common of a Sino-British agreement for British co-operation in the economic development of South China, including British financing of a railway in Hainan, the establishment of an airdrome on Tungsha Island southeast of Hongkong, an oil depot in the Sesha Islands southwest of Hainan, and the development of mines in South China.
Etymology
Alteration of aerodrome; by surface analysis, air + -drome.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.