aérolithe
\a.e.ʁɔ.lit\
The verdict
“aérolithe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Météorite, masse minérale tombée du ciel.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aerolithe · aérolithe · French
aérolithe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | aérolithe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.e.ʁɔ.lit\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
aérolithe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.e.ʁɔ.lit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
aérolithe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is aérolithe, spelled A-É-R-O-L-I-T-H-E.
Definition
- 1Météorite, masse minérale tombée du ciel.
- 2Météorite pierreuse, de loin la catégorie la plus répandue, par opposition aux sidérites.
- 3Événement imprévu, étonnant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aérolithe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La parcelle de métal qui s'y trouve est attirée par l'aérolithe que recherchent les deux complices...
Les aérolithes viennent des espaces situés au delà de notre atmosphère.
Synonyms
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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.