aérophone
\a.e.ʁɔ.fɔn\
The verdict
“aérophone” 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) - Instrument de musique dont le son est produit par le souffle (humain ou non). → voir ærophone
Corpus desk
Index FR-aerophone · aérophone · French
aérophone · 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 | aérophone |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.e.ʁɔ.fɔn\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aérophone » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aérophone is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.e.ʁɔ.fɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
aérophone has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is aérophone, spelled A-É-R-O-P-H-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1Instrument de musique dont le son est produit par le souffle (humain ou non). → voir ærophone
- 2Dispositif d’écoute destiné à détecter les aéronefs au bruit de leurs moteurs avant l’invention du radar.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aérophone appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le principal aérophone d’origine africaine qu’on rencontre à Cuba est le botija, un ocarina fait en argile à col étroit et pourvu d’un petit orifice latéral servant d’embouchure.
Synonyms
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.