asteroid
\ˈæs.tə.ˌɹɔɪd\
The verdict
“asteroid” 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) - Astéroïde.
Corpus desk
Index FR-asteroid · asteroid · French
asteroid · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | asteroid |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈæs.tə.ˌɹɔɪd\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « asteroid » en français
Rare enough to double-check
asteroid is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈæs.tə.ˌɹɔɪd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Astéroïde.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for asteroid in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is asteroid, spelled A-S-T-E-R-O-I-D.
Definition
- 1Astéroïde.
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.