Aisne

/\ɛn\/ name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,300

in French word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Aisne is aFrenchname. It means: Rivière du nord de la France, affluent de l’Oise. Pronounced \ɛn\. Often confused with âne and ASN.

Key facts for Aisne
PropertyValue
HeadwordAisne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechName
IPA\ɛn\
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,300
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Aisne in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for Aisne is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛn\. Corpus data places it at rank #15,300 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Aisne, with forms such as "ainse", "aisen", and "aisnne". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "âne", "ASN", "ase", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is Aisne, spelled A-I-S-N-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rivière du nord de la France, affluent de l’Oise.
  2. 2
    Petite rivière française du département de la Mayenne, affluent de la Mayenne.
  3. 3
    Rivière de Belgique, affluent de l’Ourthe.
  4. 4
    Département français de la région administrative des Hauts-de-France, auquel est attribué le numéro 02.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ainse,aisen,aisnne,aissne,iasne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Aisne

Misspelling Variants of "Aisne"

ainse5aisen5aisnne6aissne6iasne5
Misspelling Variants of "Aisne"

Frequency rank: #15,300 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aisne"?
"Aisne" is spelled A-I-S-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛn\.
What does "Aisne" mean?
As a name, "Aisne" means: Rivière du nord de la France, affluent de l’Oise.
What words are commonly confused with "Aisne"?
"Aisne" is commonly confused with "âne", "ASN", "ase". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Aisne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aisne" is \ɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aisne" come from?
"Aisne" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.