ailier

\ɛ.lje\

/\ɛ.lje\/ noun

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The verdict

“ailier” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #12,299 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#12,299
frequency rank, French
6
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Au basket-ball, joueur qui évolue près de la ligne de touche devant, compromis entre la taille et la puissance d"un intérieur ou d'un pivot, et l"agilité et la dextérité d"un meneur ou d"un arrière.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ailier vs aller
67% similar
ailier vs aimer
67% similar
ailier vs aille
67% similar

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

Key facts for ailier
PropertyValue
Headwordailier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ.lje\
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,299
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ailier” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ailier lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for ailier is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ.lje\. Corpus data places it at rank #12,299 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ailier, with forms such as "aiiler", "aileir", and "ailierr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aller", "aimer", "aille", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ailier, spelled A-I-L-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Au basket-ball, joueur qui évolue près de la ligne de touche devant, compromis entre la taille et la puissance d"un intérieur ou d'un pivot, et l"agilité et la dextérité d"un meneur ou d"un arrière.
  2. 2
    Au football, joueur qui joue devant les autres près de la touche, qui doit déborder la défense pour marquer ou faire marquer.
  3. 3
    Au rugby à XV, joueur qui fait partie de la ligne des trois-quarts, à une de ses extrémités.
  4. 4
    Au hockey sur glace, joueur qui joue en attaque et est positionné sur l'un des côtés au moment d'une mise en jeu (qui se fait entre les deux joueurs de centre).
  5. 5
    Pilote qui se place à côté et légèrement en arrière de l'avion de tête d'une formation.

Synonyms

trois-quarts aile

This word in other languages

winger(English)alero(Español)Außenstürmer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aiiler,aileir,ailierr,ailire,aillier,aliier,ialier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ailier - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aiiler2aileir2ailierr1ailire2aillier1aliier2ialier2
Edit distance from "ailier"

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 "ailier"?
"ailier" is spelled A-I-L-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ.lje\.
What does "ailier" mean?
As a noun, "ailier" means: Au basket-ball, joueur qui évolue près de la ligne de touche devant, compromis entre la taille et la puissance d"un intérieur ou d'un pivot, et l"agilité et la dextérité d"un meneur ou d"un arrière.
What words are commonly confused with "ailier"?
"ailier" is commonly confused with "aller", "aimer", "aille". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ailier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ailier" is \ɛ.lje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ailier" come from?
"ailier" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “ailier”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-I-L-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ.lje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “aller” - see the side-by-side comparison. ailier vs aller
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list