navette spatiale
\na.vɛt spa.sjal\
The verdict
“navette spatiale” 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 September 3, 2026) - Véhicule aérospatial réutilisable, conçu pour assurer différents types de mission en orbite basse et, en particulier, la desserte des stations spatiales.
Corpus desk
Index FR-navette-spatiale · navette spatiale · French
navette spatiale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | navette spatiale |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \na.vɛt spa.sjal\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « navette spatiale » en français
Rare enough to double-check
navette spatiale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \na.vɛt spa.sjal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Véhicule aérospatial réutilisable, conçu pour assurer différents types de mission en orbite basse et, en particulier, la desserte des stations spatiales.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for navette spatiale, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is navette spatiale, spelled N-A-V-E-T-T-E- -S-P-A-T-I-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Véhicule aérospatial réutilisable, conçu pour assurer différents types de mission en orbite basse et, en particulier, la desserte des stations spatiales.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how navette spatiale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le 12 avril, des millions de téléspectateurs ont assisté au départ de la première navette spatiale, Columbia. Celle-ci repart ce mois-ci, emportant un ensemble scientifique destiné à l’étude de la surface terrestre.
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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.