aloès
\a.lɔ.ɛs\
The verdict
“aloès” is an uncommon French word, ranked #62,034 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #62,034
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genre de plante succulantes autrefois classée dans la famille des Aloeaceae et, depuis 2003, dans celle des Asphodelaceae, originaires de la majeure partie de l’Afrique, de la péninsule arabique et...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aloès |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.lɔ.ɛs\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #62,034 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aloès” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for aloès is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.lɔ.ɛs\. Corpus data places it at rank #62,034 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 edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aloès, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is aloès, spelled A-L-O-È-S.
Definition
- 1Genre de plante succulantes autrefois classée dans la famille des Aloeaceae et, depuis 2003, dans celle des Asphodelaceae, originaires de la majeure partie de l’Afrique, de la péninsule arabique et d’Inde. → voir Aloe
- 2Substance résineuse amère qui est employée en médecine comme tonique et purgative, extraite des feuilles épaisses et charnues de plusieurs aloès.
- 3Arbre des Indes dont le bois est odoriférant.
- 4Agave.
Synonyms
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); 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 "aloès"?
What does "aloès" mean?
How do you pronounce "aloès"?
What language does "aloès" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “aloès”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-L-O-È-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.lɔ.ɛs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.