grippe aviaire

\ɡʁi.p‿a.vjɛʁ\

/\ɡʁi.p‿a.vjɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Toute forme de grippe due à un virus de la grippe (virus influenza) de type A (et de 16 sous-types connus tel le H5N1) adapté aux oiseaux sauvages et domestiques mais qui peut aussi atteindre d’aut...

Key facts for grippe aviaire
PropertyValue
Headwordgrippe aviaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁi.p‿a.vjɛʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “grippe aviaire” sits in French frequency

grippe aviaire 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.

Rare enough to double-check

grippe aviaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁi.p‿a.vjɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Toute forme de grippe due à un virus de la grippe (virus influenza) de type A (et de 16 sous-types connus tel le H5N1) adapté aux oiseaux sauvages et domestiques mais qui peut aussi atteindre d’aut...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for grippe aviaire, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is grippe aviaire, spelled G-R-I-P-P-E- -A-V-I-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toute forme de grippe due à un virus de la grippe (virus influenza) de type A (et de 16 sous-types connus tel le H5N1) adapté aux oiseaux sauvages et domestiques mais qui peut aussi atteindre d’autres animaux et parfois les humains.

Synonyms

influenza aviairepeste aviaire classiquepeste aviaire

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 "grippe aviaire"?
"grippe aviaire" is spelled G-R-I-P-P-E- -A-V-I-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁi.p‿a.vjɛʁ\.
What does "grippe aviaire" mean?
As a noun, "grippe aviaire" means: Toute forme de grippe due à un virus de la grippe (virus influenza) de type A (et de 16 sous-types connus tel le H5N1) adapté aux oiseaux sauvages et domestiques mais qui peut aussi atteindre d’aut...
How do you pronounce "grippe aviaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grippe aviaire" is \ɡʁi.p‿a.vjɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grippe aviaire" come from?
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Using “grippe aviaire”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-R-I-P-P-E- -A-V-I-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡʁi.p‿a.vjɛʁ\ (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