espace aérien
\ɛs.pa.s‿a.e.ʁjɛ̃\
The verdict
“espace aérien” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zone de circulation aérienne.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espace aérien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛs.pa.s‿a.e.ʁjɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espace aérien” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for espace aérien is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛs.pa.s‿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: "Zone de circulation aérienne.".
No misspelling variants are generated for espace aérien 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is espace aérien, spelled E-S-P-A-C-E- -A-É-R-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Zone de circulation aérienne.
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.
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Using “espace aérien”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-S-P-A-C-E- -A-É-R-I-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.