sonde spatiale

\sɔ̃d spa.sjal\

/\sɔ̃d spa.sjal\/ noun

The verdict

“sonde 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
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Engin spatial non habité qui est destiné à explorer l’espace hors de la gravisphère terrestre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sonde-spatiale · sonde spatiale · French

sonde spatiale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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.

Key facts for sonde spatiale
PropertyValue
Headwordsonde spatiale
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɔ̃d spa.sjal\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sonde spatiale » en français

sonde spatialesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sonde spatiale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɔ̃d spa.sjal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Engin spatial non habité qui est destiné à explorer l’espace hors de la gravisphère terrestre.".

Zero misspellings are on record for sonde spatiale in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is sonde spatiale, spelled S-O-N-D-E- -S-P-A-T-I-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Engin spatial non habité qui est destiné à explorer l’espace hors de la gravisphère terrestre.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sonde spatiale"?
"sonde spatiale" is spelled S-O-N-D-E- -S-P-A-T-I-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔ̃d spa.sjal\.
What does "sonde spatiale" mean?
As a noun, "sonde spatiale" means: Engin spatial non habité qui est destiné à explorer l’espace hors de la gravisphère terrestre.
How do you pronounce "sonde spatiale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sonde spatiale" is \sɔ̃d spa.sjal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sonde spatiale" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list