atterrissage

\a.tɛ.ʁi.saʒ\

/\a.tɛ.ʁi.saʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“atterrissage” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,270. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,270
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’atterrir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-atterrissage · atterrissage · French

atterrissage · rank #9,270 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,270
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH astuce

Nearest frequency peer: astuce (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « atterrissage »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « atterrissage » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for atterrissage
PropertyValue
Headwordatterrissage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.tɛ.ʁi.saʒ\
Letters12
Frequency rank#9,270
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « atterrissage »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).atterrissagese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « astuce » (#9,269), « Aude » (#9,271), « auteure » (#9,272). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « atterrissage » est au #9,270. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around atterrissage (IPA \a.tɛ.ʁi.saʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,270 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for atterrissage, with forms such as "aterrissage", "atetrrissage", and "atterirssage". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is atterrissage, spelled A-T-T-E-R-R-I-S-S-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’atterrir.
  2. 2
    Action de poser un engin aérospatial sur le sol d’un astre.
  3. 3
    Pour les ufologues, pose sur le sol terrestre d'une soucoupe volante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Son guiderope traîna de nouveau sur le sol et il envisagea la possibilité de tenter un atterrissage.
  2. Je pouvais être satisfait de mon atterrissage. Après quarante-huit jours de mer, mon erreur de longitude était inférieure à deux milles.

This word in other languages

landing(English)aterrizaje(Español)Landung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aterrissage
  • atetrrissage
  • atterirssage
  • atterissage
  • atterrisage
  • atterrisasge
  • atterrissaeg
  • atterrissagge
  • atterrissgae
  • atterrsisage
  • attrerissage
  • taterrissage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of atterrissage - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aterrissage1atetrrissage2atterirssage2atterissage1atterrisage1atterrisasge2atterrissaeg2atterrissagge1
Edit distance from "atterrissage"

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 "atterrissage"?
"atterrissage" is spelled A-T-T-E-R-R-I-S-S-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.tɛ.ʁi.saʒ\.
What does "atterrissage" mean?
As a noun, "atterrissage" means: Action d’atterrir.
What are common misspellings of "atterrissage"?
Common misspellings include "aterrissage", "atetrrissage", "atterirssage", "atterissage", "atterrisage". The correct spelling is "atterrissage".
How do you pronounce "atterrissage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atterrissage" is \a.tɛ.ʁi.saʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atterrissage" come from?
"atterrissage" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "atterrissage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

barrières12 variantsédifices12 variantscohésion12 variantsconnecter12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list