hôtesse de l’air

^((h muet))\o.tɛs də l‿ɛʁ\

/^((h muet))\o.tɛs də l‿ɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Femme chargée de l’accueil , du service et de la sécurité des passagers à bord des avions.

Key facts for hôtesse de l’air
PropertyValue
Headwordhôtesse de l’air
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h muet))\o.tɛs də l‿ɛʁ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hôtesse de l’air” sits in French frequency

hôtesse de l’air 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

hôtesse de l’air is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h muet))\o.tɛs də l‿ɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Femme chargée de l’accueil , du service et de la sécurité des passagers à bord des avions.".

hôtesse de l’air has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is hôtesse de l’air, spelled H-Ô-T-E-S-S-E- -D-E- -L-’-A-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Femme chargée de l’accueil , du service et de la sécurité des passagers à bord des avions.

Synonyms

agente de bordstewardess

This word in other languages

stewardess(English)azafata(Español)Flugbegleiterin(Deutsch)aeromoça(Português)

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 "hôtesse de l’air"?
"hôtesse de l’air" is spelled H-Ô-T-E-S-S-E- -D-E- -L-’-A-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h muet))\o.tɛs də l‿ɛʁ\.
What does "hôtesse de l’air" mean?
As a noun, "hôtesse de l’air" means: Femme chargée de l’accueil , du service et de la sécurité des passagers à bord des avions.
How do you pronounce "hôtesse de l’air"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hôtesse de l’air" is ^((h muet))\o.tɛs də l‿ɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hôtesse de l’air" come from?
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Using “hôtesse de l’air”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is H-Ô-T-E-S-S-E- -D-E- -L-’-A-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as ^((h muet))\o.tɛs də l‿ɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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