aérage

\a.e.ʁaʒ\

/\a.e.ʁaʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“aérage” is uncommon French (frequency #80,895 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,895
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action d’aérer ou résultat de cette action.

Key facts for aérage
PropertyValue
Headwordaérage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.e.ʁaʒ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,895
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aérage” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aérage lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aérage is uncommon French at frequency #80,895 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.e.ʁaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

aérage doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is aérage, spelled A-É-R-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’aérer ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Technique de renouvellement de l’air dans les tunnels, les galeries souterraines et les mines.

Synonyms

aérationventilation

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 "aérage"?
"aérage" is spelled A-É-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.e.ʁaʒ\.
What does "aérage" mean?
As a noun, "aérage" means: Action d’aérer ou résultat de cette action.
How do you pronounce "aérage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aérage" is \a.e.ʁaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aérage" come from?
"aérage" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “aérage”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-É-R-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.e.ʁaʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list