mésosphère
\me.zɔ.sfɛʁ\
The verdict
“mésosphère” 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) - Couche de l’atmosphère terrestre juste au-dessus de la stratosphère, séparée de cette dernière par la stratopause.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mesosphere · mésosphère · French
mésosphère · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | mésosphère |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \me.zɔ.sfɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
mésosphère is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \me.zɔ.sfɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mésosphère, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mésosphère, spelled M-É-S-O-S-P-H-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Couche de l’atmosphère terrestre juste au-dessus de la stratosphère, séparée de cette dernière par la stratopause.
- 2Couche du manteau terrestre, située entre l'asthénosphère et le noyau.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mésosphère appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est dans la mésosphère que les corps étrangers (météorites, vaisseaux spatiaux...) entrant dans l’atmosphère commencent à s’échauffer par frottement des molécules d’air.
Synonyms
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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.