aspirante

\as.pi.ʁɑ̃t\

/\as.pi.ʁɑ̃t\/ noun

The verdict

“aspirante” is uncommon French (frequency #59,799 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,799
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celle qui aspire à une chose, qui veut y parvenir.

Key facts for aspirante
PropertyValue
Headwordaspirante
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\as.pi.ʁɑ̃t\
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,799
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aspirante” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aspirante lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aspirante is uncommon French at frequency #59,799 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \as.pi.ʁɑ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aspirante, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is aspirante, spelled A-S-P-I-R-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui aspire à une chose, qui veut y parvenir.
  2. 2
    Celui qui aspire à obtenir une charge, un titre, à être reçue dans un corps.
  3. 3
    Militaire (sous-officière) qui porte le grade d’aspirant.

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 "aspirante"?
"aspirante" is spelled A-S-P-I-R-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \as.pi.ʁɑ̃t\.
What does "aspirante" mean?
As a noun, "aspirante" means: Celle qui aspire à une chose, qui veut y parvenir.
How do you pronounce "aspirante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aspirante" is \as.pi.ʁɑ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aspirante" come from?
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Using “aspirante”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-S-P-I-R-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \as.pi.ʁɑ̃t\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list