aviophobie

\a.vjɔ.fɔ.bi\

/\a.vjɔ.fɔ.bi\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peur irraisonnée de prendre l’avion.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aviophobie · aviophobie · French

aviophobie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 aviophobie
PropertyValue
Headwordaviophobie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.vjɔ.fɔ.bi\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « aviophobie » en français

aviophobiereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

aviophobie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.vjɔ.fɔ.bi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Peur irraisonnée de prendre l’avion.".

No misspelling variants are generated for aviophobie in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is aviophobie, spelled A-V-I-O-P-H-O-B-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Peur irraisonnée de prendre l’avion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. — Oh ! avoir peur de l'avion, c'est un phobie banale. Ça s'appelle aviophobie, aviatophobie, aérodromphobie ou ptéroméchanophobie. Il éclate de rire. — Et qu'est-on censé faire lorsqu'on souffre d’aviophobie, d’aviatophobie, d’aérodromphobie ou de ptéroméchanophobie ? — Ne te moque pas de mon savoir incommensurable sur les phobies, dis-je en lui donnant u…

Synonyms

aérodromophobieaviatophobieptéroméchanophobie

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 "aviophobie"?
"aviophobie" is spelled A-V-I-O-P-H-O-B-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.vjɔ.fɔ.bi\.
What does "aviophobie" mean?
As a noun, "aviophobie" means: Peur irraisonnée de prendre l’avion.
How do you pronounce "aviophobie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aviophobie" is \a.vjɔ.fɔ.bi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aviophobie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list