voies respiratoires

\vwa ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.twaʁ\

/\vwa ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.twaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“voies respiratoires” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble des organes; naseaux, nez, larynx, trachée artère et poumons; dans lequel circule l'air respiré.

Key facts for voies respiratoires
PropertyValue
Headwordvoies respiratoires
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vwa ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.twaʁ\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “voies respiratoires” sits in French frequency

voies respiratoires falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

voies respiratoires is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vwa ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.twaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble des organes; naseaux, nez, larynx, trachée artère et poumons; dans lequel circule l'air respiré.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for voies respiratoires, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is voies respiratoires, spelled V-O-I-E-S- -R-E-S-P-I-R-A-T-O-I-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble des organes; naseaux, nez, larynx, trachée artère et poumons; dans lequel circule l'air respiré.

This word in other languages

Luftweg(Deutsch)

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 "voies respiratoires"?
"voies respiratoires" is spelled V-O-I-E-S- -R-E-S-P-I-R-A-T-O-I-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \vwa ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.twaʁ\.
What does "voies respiratoires" mean?
As a noun, "voies respiratoires" means: Ensemble des organes; naseaux, nez, larynx, trachée artère et poumons; dans lequel circule l'air respiré.
How do you pronounce "voies respiratoires"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voies respiratoires" is \vwa ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.twaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voies respiratoires" come from?
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Using “voies respiratoires”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-O-I-E-S- -R-E-S-P-I-R-A-T-O-I-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vwa ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.twaʁ\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list