Åland
\ˈoː.land\
The verdict
“Åland” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Archipel du sud-ouest de la Finlande.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aland · Åland · French
Åland · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Å" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Åland |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ˈoː.land\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Åland » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Åland is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ˈoː.land\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Åland has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Åland, spelled Å-L-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Archipel du sud-ouest de la Finlande.
- 2État associé finlandais constitué de l’archipel du même nom comprenant environ 6,500 îles situées entre la Finlande et la Suède, à l’entrée du golfe de Botnie. Leur code de subdivision ISO_3166-2:FI#Anciennes_subdivisions était AL (FI-AL) jusqu’en 2011 ; il est désormais 01 (FI-01).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Åland appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Åland comme Gotland sont d'une grande importance stratégique.
Le statut d’Åland, au regard du droit international, implique de fortes réserves quant aux préparatifs militaires tant que la guerre n’est pas un fait.
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.