aer

\ˈɛːr\

/\ˈɛːr\/ noun

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The verdict

“aer” is uncommon French (frequency #65,664 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,664
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-aer · aer · French

aer · rank #65,664 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,664
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH aedes

Nearest frequency peer: aedes (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « aer »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « aer » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aer
PropertyValue
Headwordaer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈɛːr\
Letters3
Frequency rank#65,664
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « aer » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).aertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « aedes » (#65,663), « affalé » (#65,665), « adventices » (#65,662). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « aer » est au #65,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aer is uncommon French at frequency #65,664 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɛːr\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Air.".

aer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is aer, spelled A-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Air.

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 French 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: Air.
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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ams#65,683vsi#65,614uwe#65,605bil#65,738

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list