station spatiale
\sta.sjɔ̃ spa.sjal\
The verdict
“station 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) - Engin spatial placé en orbite de façon permanente, qui est conçu pour être occupé durablement et permettre d’effectuer diverses missions.
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Index FR-station-spatiale · station spatiale · French
station 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 "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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | station spatiale |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sta.sjɔ̃ spa.sjal\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « station spatiale » en français
Rare enough to double-check
station spatiale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sta.sjɔ̃ spa.sjal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Engin spatial placé en orbite de façon permanente, qui est conçu pour être occupé durablement et permettre d’effectuer diverses missions.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for station spatiale, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is station spatiale, spelled S-T-A-T-I-O-N- -S-P-A-T-I-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Engin spatial placé en orbite de façon permanente, qui est conçu pour être occupé durablement et permettre d’effectuer diverses missions.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how station spatiale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce même soir (NDR : le 19 novembre), mais à 17 h 34, un habitant de Logny-Bogny, entre Rumigny et Signy-l’Abbaye, a vu un « point lumineux » allant lentement vers l'est. Cette observation pourrait correspondre au passage de la station spatiale internationale ISS « mais ça coince car les photos prises par le témoin avec son portable sont contradictoires av…
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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.