atterrage
French, noun/a.tɛ.ʁaʒ/
atterrage is spelled A-T-T-E-R-R-A-G-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 95 million words in written French, the 304,757th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Atterrage is a French masculine noun meaning “landing (of a ship)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Voisinage, proximité de la terre ; parage voisin de la terre”.
What does atterrage mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelanding (of a ship)
- 2
masculinetouch down (of an aircraft)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Voisinage, proximité de la terre ; parage voisin de la terre. 2. Lieu précis où un navire touche terre. 3. L’action de toucher terre, pour un navire.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of atterrage
- atterrages plural
- attérage
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce atterrage?
- /a.tɛ.ʁaʒ/
- /a.te.ʁaʒ/
- \a.tɛ.ʁaʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is atterrage in French?
atterrage appears about once in every 95 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).