aer

/ˈɛːr/

//ˈɛːr// noun

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The verdict

“aer” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,285 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,285
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aire.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aer · aer · Spanish

aer · rank #61,285 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,285
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH adoctrinar

Nearest frequency peer: adoctrinar (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “aer”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “aer” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aer
PropertyValue
Headwordaer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɛːr/
Letters3
Frequency rank#61,285
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “aer” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.aercae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “adoctrinar” (#61,284), “afianzarse” (#61,286), “adelgazamiento” (#61,283). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aer” va en #61,285. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aer is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,285 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛːr/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aire.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aer, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is aer, spelled A-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aire.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aer"?
"aer" is spelled A-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛːr/.
What does "aer" mean?
As a noun, "aer" means: Aire.
How do you pronounce "aer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aer" is /ˈɛːr/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aer" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

amu#61,312vat#61,248dua#61,528ova#61,024

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list