Austrasie

\os.tʁa.zi\

/\os.tʁa.zi\/ name

The verdict

“Austrasie” is uncommon French (frequency #53,786 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,786
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Royaume franc qui s'étendait du nord-est de la France actuelle, les bassins de la Meuse et de la Moselle, jusqu’aux bassins moyen et inférieur du Rhin.

Key facts for Austrasie
PropertyValue
HeadwordAustrasie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\os.tʁa.zi\
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,786
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Austrasie” 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). Austrasie 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

Austrasie is uncommon French at frequency #53,786 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \os.tʁa.zi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Royaume franc qui s'étendait du nord-est de la France actuelle, les bassins de la Meuse et de la Moselle, jusqu’aux bassins moyen et inférieur du Rhin.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Austrasie in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Austrasie, spelled A-U-S-T-R-A-S-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Royaume franc qui s'étendait du nord-est de la France actuelle, les bassins de la Meuse et de la Moselle, jusqu’aux bassins moyen et inférieur du Rhin.

This word in other languages

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 "Austrasie"?
"Austrasie" is spelled A-U-S-T-R-A-S-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \os.tʁa.zi\.
What does "Austrasie" mean?
As a proper noun, "Austrasie" means: Royaume franc qui s'étendait du nord-est de la France actuelle, les bassins de la Meuse et de la Moselle, jusqu’aux bassins moyen et inférieur du Rhin.
How do you pronounce "Austrasie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Austrasie" is \os.tʁa.zi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Austrasie" come from?
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Using “Austrasie”

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

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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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