hydro-avion
\i.dʁo.a.vjɔ̃\
The verdict
“hydro-avion” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hydravion.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hydro-avion · hydro-avion · French
hydro-avion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hydro-avion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.dʁo.a.vjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hydro-avion » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hydro-avion is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.dʁo.a.vjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hydravion.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hydro-avion, 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hydro-avion, spelled H-Y-D-R-O---A-V-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Hydravion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hydro-avion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En fait on voyage dans un hydro-avion et du coup le seul endroit où c'est qu'on peut pas se poser c'est là où qu'y a pas d'eau, le désert.
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.