astré

\as.tʁe\

/\as.tʁe\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Éclairé par les astres.

Corpus desk

Index FR-astre · astré · French

astré · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 astré
PropertyValue
Headwordastré
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\as.tʁe\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « astré » en français

astrén'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

astré is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \as.tʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Éclairé par les astres.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for astré in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is astré, spelled A-S-T-R-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Éclairé par les astres.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ils marchaient sans un mot sous le ciel astré.

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 "astré"?
"astré" is spelled A-S-T-R-É. The IPA pronunciation is \as.tʁe\.
What does "astré" mean?
As an adjective, "astré" means: Éclairé par les astres.
How do you pronounce "astré"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "astré" is \as.tʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "astré" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list