aileron

\ɛl.ʁɔ̃\

/\ɛl.ʁɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“aileron” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,629. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,629
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extrémité de l’aile d’un oiseau à laquelle tiennent les grandes plumes de l’aile.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aileron · aileron · French

aileron · rank #39,629 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,629
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH advenu

Nearest frequency peer: advenu (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « aileron »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « aileron » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aileron vs aimeront
75% similar
aileron vs ailerons
88% similar
aileron vs aideront
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for aileron
PropertyValue
Headwordaileron
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛl.ʁɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,629
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « aileron »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).aileronse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « advenu » (#39,628), « aimiez » (#39,630), « adores » (#39,627). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « aileron » est au #39,629. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around aileron (IPA \ɛl.ʁɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,629 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for aileron, with forms such as "aielron", "aileorn", and "ailerno". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "aimeront", "ailerons", "aideront", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is aileron, spelled A-I-L-E-R-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Extrémité de l’aile d’un oiseau à laquelle tiennent les grandes plumes de l’aile.
  2. 2
    Extrémité de l’aile d’un avion permettant de contrôler la direction.
  3. 3
    Nageoires de quelques poissons.
  4. 4
    Tout ce qui rappelle la forme d’un aileron.
  5. 5
    Bras d’une personne.
  6. 6
    Pièce à la forme de console renversée qui sert à rétablir une harmonie entre deux étages de largeurs inégales et peut éventuellement servir de contrefort pour l’étage supérieur.
  7. 7
    Synonyme de alule.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how aileron appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un oiseau qui a l’aileron brisé.
  2. Un ragoût, une fricassée d’ailerons.

Synonyms

volet

This word in other languages

aileron(English)alerón(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aielron
  • aileorn
  • ailerno
  • aileronn
  • ailerron
  • ailleron
  • ailreon
  • alieron
  • ialeron

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aileron - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aielron2aileorn2ailerno2aileronn1ailerron1ailleron1ailreon2alieron2
Edit distance from "aileron"

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 "aileron"?
"aileron" is spelled A-I-L-E-R-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛl.ʁɔ̃\.
What does "aileron" mean?
As a noun, "aileron" means: Extrémité de l’aile d’un oiseau à laquelle tiennent les grandes plumes de l’aile.
What words are commonly confused with "aileron"?
"aileron" is commonly confused with "aimeront", "ailerons", "aideront". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aileron"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aileron" is \ɛl.ʁɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aileron" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aileron", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alignée#39,632écorché#39,606bambins#39,658Bartoli#39,660

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

accommode9 variantsattirail9 variantsBachir9 variantsvachon9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list