Altaïr
\al.ta.iʁ\
The verdict
“Altaïr” 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
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Étoile de 1ʳᵉ grandeur, légèrement jaune, de la constellation de l’Aigle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-altair · Altaïr · French
Altaïr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Altaïr |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \al.ta.iʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Altaïr is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \al.ta.iʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Étoile de 1ʳᵉ grandeur, légèrement jaune, de la constellation de l’Aigle.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Altaïr, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Altaïr, spelled A-L-T-A-Ï-R.
Definition
- 1Étoile de 1ʳᵉ grandeur, légèrement jaune, de la constellation de l’Aigle.
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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.