avion de transport

\a.vjɔ̃ də tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ\

/\a.vjɔ̃ də tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“avion de transport” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avion civil ou militaire destiné à transporter des marchandises ou du matériel, et non des passagers.

Corpus desk

Index FR-avion-de-transport · avion de transport · French

avion de transport · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for avion de transport
PropertyValue
Headwordavion de transport
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.vjɔ̃ də tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « avion de transport » en français

avion de transportn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

avion de transport is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.vjɔ̃ də tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avion civil ou militaire destiné à transporter des marchandises ou du matériel, et non des passagers.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for avion de transport in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is avion de transport, spelled A-V-I-O-N- -D-E- -T-R-A-N-S-P-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avion civil ou militaire destiné à transporter des marchandises ou du matériel, et non des passagers.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le groupe aéronautique européen Airbus a ainsi annoncé avoir effectué une série de tests pour transformer son avion de transport militaire A400M en bombardier d’eau à l’aide de citernes amovibles, ce qui pourrait fournir un appoint aux moyens aériens existants face aux incendies qui se multiplient l’été en Europe.
  2. Le plus gros avion de transport de l’US Air Force, le C5 Galaxy, s’est posé sur le tarmac de l’aéroport de Nice ce vendredi matin à 8h55. Ce monstre volant mesurant 76 mètres de long, 68 mètres d’envergure et 20 mètres de haut est venu récupérer le satellite Swot (Surface Water and Ocean Topography), conçu dans les locaux cannois de Thales Alenia Space.

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "avion de transport"?
"avion de transport" is spelled A-V-I-O-N- -D-E- -T-R-A-N-S-P-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.vjɔ̃ də tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ\.
What does "avion de transport" mean?
As a noun, "avion de transport" means: Avion civil ou militaire destiné à transporter des marchandises ou du matériel, et non des passagers.
How do you pronounce "avion de transport"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avion de transport" is \a.vjɔ̃ də tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avion de transport" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list