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 May 6, 2026) - Véhicule aérospatial réutilisable, conçu pour assurer différents types de mission en orbite basse et, en particulier, la desserte des stations spatiales.
| 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) |
Where “navette spatiale” sits in French frequency
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.
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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.
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Using “navette spatiale”
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- The one correct French spelling is N-A-V-E-T-T-E- -S-P-A-T-I-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \na.vɛt spa.sjal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.