âge du fer
\ɑʒ dy fɛʁ\
The verdict
“âge du fer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Époque de l’histoire humaine caractérisée par l’usage de la métallurgie du fer, qui débute différemment selon chaque région, environ 1100 av. J.-C. dans le monde méditerranéen et 800 à 700 av. J.-C...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | âge du fer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑʒ dy fɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “âge du fer” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
âge du fer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑʒ dy fɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Époque de l’histoire humaine caractérisée par l’usage de la métallurgie du fer, qui débute différemment selon chaque région, environ 1100 av. J.-C. dans le monde méditerranéen et 800 à 700 av. J.-C...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for âge du fer, 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 its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is âge du fer, spelled Â-G-E- -D-U- -F-E-R.
Definition
- 1Époque de l’histoire humaine caractérisée par l’usage de la métallurgie du fer, qui débute différemment selon chaque région, environ 1100 av. J.-C. dans le monde méditerranéen et 800 à 700 av. J.-C. dans le nord de l’Europe.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “âge du fer”
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- The one correct French spelling is Â-G-E- -D-U- -F-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑʒ dy fɛʁ\ (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
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.