aquila

/\a.ˈkwi.la\/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,000

in French word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

aquila is aFrenchnoun. It means: Aigle. Pronounced \a.ˈkwi.la\. Often confused with Aquin and Attila.

Key facts for aquila
PropertyValue
Headwordaquila
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ˈkwi.la\
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,000
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for aquila is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.ˈkwi.la\. Corpus data places it at rank #46,000 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for aquila, with forms such as "aqiula", "aqquila", and "aquial". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Aquin", "Attila", "aqua", 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 aquila, spelled A-Q-U-I-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aigle.
  2. 2
    Aigle.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aqiula,aqquila,aquial,aquilla,aqulia,auqila,qauila

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aquila

Misspelling Variants of "aquila"

aqiula6aqquila7aquial6aquilla7aqulia6auqila6qauila6
Misspelling Variants of "aquila"

Frequency rank: #46,000 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aquila"?
"aquila" is spelled A-Q-U-I-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ˈkwi.la\.
What does "aquila" mean?
As a noun, "aquila" means: Aigle.
What words are commonly confused with "aquila"?
"aquila" is commonly confused with "Aquin", "Attila", "aqua". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aquila"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aquila" is \a.ˈkwi.la\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aquila" come from?
"aquila" 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.