vol à voile

\vɔ.l‿a.vwal\

/\vɔ.l‿a.vwal\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vol en planeur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vol-a-voile · vol à voile · French

vol à voile · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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 vol à voile
PropertyValue
Headwordvol à voile
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɔ.l‿a.vwal\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vol à voile » en français

vol à voilesiège 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

vol à voile is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vɔ.l‿a.vwal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for vol à voile in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 vol à voile, spelled V-O-L- -À- -V-O-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vol en planeur.
  2. 2
    Vol plané des oiseaux, sans battre les ailes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vol à voile appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. […] ; c'est pour cela que nous devons développer tous les sports de l'aviation privée, le vol à moteur comme le tourisme, le vol à voile et, particulièrement, donner notre attention à l'aéromodélisme qui intéresse des millions de jeunes gens, en mettant sur pied une organisation pour développer l'aéromodélisme sous le drapeau de la F.A.I.
  2. Ce genre de vol à voile se pratique d’autant plus facilement que la charge alaire de l’oiseau est plus grande.

Antonyms

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 "vol à voile"?
"vol à voile" is spelled V-O-L- -À- -V-O-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vɔ.l‿a.vwal\.
What does "vol à voile" mean?
As a noun, "vol à voile" means: Vol en planeur.
How do you pronounce "vol à voile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vol à voile" is \vɔ.l‿a.vwal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vol à voile" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list