atterrissage
French, noun/a.tɛ.ʁi.saʒ/
atterrissage is spelled A-T-T-E-R-R-I-S-S-A-G-E (12 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written French, the 9,289th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Atterrissage is a French masculine noun meaning “landing on the ground; touchdown (of an aircraft)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’atterrir”.
What does atterrissage mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelanding on the ground; touchdown (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. Action d’atterrir. 2. Action de poser un engin aérospatial sur le sol d’un astre. 3. Pour les ufologues, pose sur le sol terrestre d'une soucoupe volante.
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 atterrissage
- atterrissages plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce atterrissage?
- /a.tɛ.ʁi.saʒ/
- /a.te.ʁi.saʒ/
- \a.tɛ.ʁi.saʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to atterrissage
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is atterrissage in French?
atterrissage appears 6.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).