contrôleur de la navigation aérienne

\kɔ̃.tʁo.lœʁ də la na.vi.ɡa.sjɔ̃ a.e.ʁjɛ̃\

/\kɔ̃.tʁo.lœʁ də la na.vi.ɡa.sjɔ̃ a.e.ʁjɛ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“contrôleur de la navigation aérienne” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
36
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne chargée de la régulation de la circulation dans l’espace aérien.

Key facts for contrôleur de la navigation aérienne
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrôleur de la navigation aérienne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.tʁo.lœʁ də la na.vi.ɡa.sjɔ̃ a.e.ʁjɛ̃\
Letters36
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “contrôleur de la navigation aérienne” sits in French frequency

contrôleur de la navigation aérienne falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for contrôleur de la navigation aérienne is 36 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ̃.tʁo.lœʁ də la na.vi.ɡa.sjɔ̃ a.e.ʁjɛ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Personne chargée de la régulation de la circulation dans l’espace aérien.".

contrôleur de la navigation aérienne has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is contrôleur de la navigation aérienne, spelled C-O-N-T-R-Ô-L-E-U-R- -D-E- -L-A- -N-A-V-I-G-A-T-I-O-N- -A-É-R-I-E-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne chargée de la régulation de la circulation dans l’espace aérien.

Synonyms

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 "contrôleur de la navigation aérienne"?
"contrôleur de la navigation aérienne" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-Ô-L-E-U-R- -D-E- -L-A- -N-A-V-I-G-A-T-I-O-N- -A-É-R-I-E-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tʁo.lœʁ də la na.vi.ɡa.sjɔ̃ a.e.ʁjɛ̃\.
What does "contrôleur de la navigation aérienne" mean?
As a noun, "contrôleur de la navigation aérienne" means: Personne chargée de la régulation de la circulation dans l’espace aérien.
How do you pronounce "contrôleur de la navigation aérienne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contrôleur de la navigation aérienne" is \kɔ̃.tʁo.lœʁ də la na.vi.ɡa.sjɔ̃ a.e.ʁjɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contrôleur de la navigation aérienne" come from?
"contrôleur de la navigation aérienne" 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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Using “contrôleur de la navigation aérienne”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-T-R-Ô-L-E-U-R- -D-E- -L-A- -N-A-V-I-G-A-T-I-O-N- -A-É-R-I-E-N-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ̃.tʁo.lœʁ də la na.vi.ɡa.sjɔ̃ a.e.ʁjɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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