aéronef
French, noun/a.e.ʁɔ.nɛf/
aéronef is spelled A-É-R-O-N-E-F (7 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,681st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aéronef is a French masculine noun meaning “aircraft (machine capable of atmospheric flight)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Appareil capable de vol en atmosphère, par flottabilité, ou par portance”.
What does aéronef mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineaircraft (machine capable of atmospheric flight)
- 2
masculinespaceship
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Appareil capable de vol en atmosphère, par flottabilité, ou par portance.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aéronef
- aéronefs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aéronef?
- /a.e.ʁɔ.nɛf/
- \a.e.ʁɔ.nɛf\
- \aeʁɔnɛf\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aéronef
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aéronef in French?
aéronef appears 1.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).