aisselle

\ɛ.sɛl\

/\ɛ.sɛl\/ noun

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The verdict

“aisselle” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,637. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,637
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chacune des deux cavités situées au-dessous de la jonction du bras avec l’épaule.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aisselle · aisselle · French

aisselle · rank #41,637 · 7 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #41,637
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH aises

Nearest frequency peer: aises (-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 « aisselle »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « aisselle » 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).

aisselle vs aisselles
89% similar

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

Key facts for aisselle
PropertyValue
Headwordaisselle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ.sɛl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,637
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « aisselle »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).aissellese 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 « aises » (#41,636), « alarmante » (#41,638), « Alpe » (#41,639). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « aisselle » est au #41,637. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around aisselle (IPA \ɛ.sɛl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,637 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for aisselle, with forms such as "aiselle", "aiseslle", and "aissele". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "aisselles", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is aisselle, spelled A-I-S-S-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chacune des deux cavités situées au-dessous de la jonction du bras avec l’épaule.
  2. 2
    Creux, renfoncement.
  3. 3
    Intérieur de l’angle aigu formé par une feuille implantée sur la tige.
  4. 4
    Partie d’un four, de la naissance à la chapelle.
  5. 5
    Angle rentrant formé par la vergue et les bras de l'ancre.
  6. 6
    Ardoise ou groupe d'ardoises taillées en courbe et qui relie le bord supérieur du toit d'une lucarne rampante au reste de la couverture.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le paysan avait croisé les bras, et ses mains étaient à plat sous ses aisselles.
  2. C’était une forte paysanne aux attaches solides, à la chair drue. Dès qu’elle s’était un peu remuée, elle avait les cheveux en désordre comme après une bataille et, en levant les bras pour se recoiffer, elle montrait des aisselles humides, aux poils roux.

Synonyms

axillaire

This word in other languages

armpit(English)axila(Español)Achselhöhle(Deutsch)axila(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aiselle
  • aiseslle
  • aissele
  • aisselel
  • aisslele
  • asiselle
  • iasselle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aiselle1aiseslle2aissele1aisselel2aisslele2asiselle2iasselle2
Edit distance from "aisselle"

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 "aisselle"?
"aisselle" is spelled A-I-S-S-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ.sɛl\.
What does "aisselle" mean?
As a noun, "aisselle" means: Chacune des deux cavités situées au-dessous de la jonction du bras avec l’épaule.
What words are commonly confused with "aisselle"?
"aisselle" is commonly confused with "aisselles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aisselle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aisselle" is \ɛ.sɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aisselle" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

affinage#41,631adoptifs#41,630acrobate#41,626abaissée#41,620

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

arden7 variantsAsher7 variantsaxées7 variantsbillon7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list