airfoil

noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

"airfoil" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“airfoil” is uncommon English (frequency #58,495 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,495
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.

Corpus desk

Index EN-airfoil · airfoil · English

airfoil · rank #58,495 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,495
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH adulterated

Nearest frequency peer: adulterated (-1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “airfoil”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “airfoil” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for airfoil
PropertyValue
Headwordairfoil
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,495
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “airfoil” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).airfoilfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “adulterated” (#58,494), “adorably” (#58,493), “Adela” (#58,492). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “airfoil” is #58,495. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

airfoil is uncommon English at frequency #58,495 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for airfoil in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From air + foil. The correct English form is airfoil, spelled A-I-R-F-O-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
  2. 2
    A wing of an aircraft.

Etymology

From air + foil.

This word in other languages

perfil(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "airfoil"?
"airfoil" is spelled A-I-R-F-O-I-L.
What does "airfoil" mean?
As a noun, "airfoil" means: A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
What is the origin of the word "airfoil"?
From air + foil. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "airfoil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

acolyte#58,491worsted#58,463wincing#58,460Barbuda#58,536

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list