astrée

\as.tʁe\

/\as.tʁe\/ noun

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The verdict

“astrée” is uncommon French (frequency #51,887 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,887
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genre de polypiers hexacoralliaires pierreux (Astrea spp.) de la famille des mérulinidés dont la surface est parsemée d’étoiles; on l’appelle aussi astroïte.

Key facts for astrée
PropertyValue
Headwordastrée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\as.tʁe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,887
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “astrée” 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). astrée lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

astrée is uncommon French at frequency #51,887 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \as.tʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for astrée, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is astrée, spelled A-S-T-R-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genre de polypiers hexacoralliaires pierreux (Astrea spp.) de la famille des mérulinidés dont la surface est parsemée d’étoiles; on l’appelle aussi astroïte.
  2. 2
    Ancien nom (Astraea) d'un genre de la famille des euphorbiacées, maintenant fusionné au vaste genre Croton (i.e. les crotons), devenant ainsi un sous-genre.
  3. 3
    Genre de gastéropodes dont le taxon générique est Guildfordia.
  4. 4
    Champignons du genre Astraeus, de la famille des diplocystidiacées, ayant extérieurement la forme d’une vesse-de-loup étoilée, rappelant le géastre. → voir astrée hygrométrique

Synonyms

astréoporeastricie

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 "astrée"?
"astrée" is spelled A-S-T-R-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \as.tʁe\.
What does "astrée" mean?
As a noun, "astrée" means: Genre de polypiers hexacoralliaires pierreux (Astrea spp.) de la famille des mérulinidés dont la surface est parsemée d’étoiles; on l’appelle aussi astroïte.
How do you pronounce "astrée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "astrée" is \as.tʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "astrée" come from?
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Using “astrée”

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

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

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list