astéride

\as.te.ʁid\

/\as.te.ʁid\/ noun

The verdict

“astéride” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Étoile de mer, classe d’animaux qui renferme les astéries.

Corpus desk

Index FR-asteride · astéride · French

astéride · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for astéride
PropertyValue
Headwordastéride
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\as.te.ʁid\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « astéride » en français

astéridereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

astéride is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \as.te.ʁid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Étoile de mer, classe d’animaux qui renferme les astéries.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for astéride, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is astéride, spelled A-S-T-É-R-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Étoile de mer, classe d’animaux qui renferme les astéries.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how astéride appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ils ont constaté que leur mode de développement diffère d’une manière notable, nᵒ 1 de celui des Astérides dont les larves sont pourvues d’organes préhensiles claviformes, tout en étant, pour ce qui concerne le développement des organes intérieurs, dans un état encore embryonnaire ; nᵒ 2 de celui des Astérides qui sont pourvues dans leur jeune âge d’organ…
  2. asteroid — astéride m, astérozoaire sans pédoncule, caractérisé par des bras non ramifiés disposés en rayon autour d’un disque central, appartenant à la classe des Astérides qui comprend les étoiles de mer.

Synonyms

astéroïdestelléride

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "astéride"?
"astéride" is spelled A-S-T-É-R-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \as.te.ʁid\.
What does "astéride" mean?
As a noun, "astéride" means: Étoile de mer, classe d’animaux qui renferme les astéries.
How do you pronounce "astéride"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "astéride" is \as.te.ʁid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "astéride" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list