hydroavion
\i.dʁo.a.vjɔ̃\
The verdict
“hydroavion” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de hydro-avion.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hydroavion · hydroavion · French
hydroavion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | hydroavion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.dʁo.a.vjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
hydroavion 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: "Variante orthographique de hydro-avion.".
No misspelling variants are generated for hydroavion in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is hydroavion, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-A-V-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de hydro-avion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hydroavion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A mon arrivée jʼai été pris à terre par la vedette du Général de Gaulle qui était venue rencontrer lʼ hydroavion.
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.