meteor
\ˈmiː.tɪəʳ\
The verdict
“meteor” is uncommon French (frequency #61,697 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,697
- frequency rank, French
- 202,672
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Météore, bolide.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | meteor |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈmiː.tɪəʳ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #61,697 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “meteor” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
meteor is uncommon French at frequency #61,697 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈmiː.tɪəʳ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Météore, bolide.".
Zero misspellings are on record for meteor in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is meteor, spelled M-E-T-E-O-R.
Definition
- 1Météore, bolide.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “meteor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-E-T-E-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.