Avantgarde
[aˈvɑ̃ːɡaʁdə]
The verdict
“Avantgarde” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,502. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,502
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorhut einer Armee
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Avantgarde |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈvɑ̃ːɡaʁdə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #19,502 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Avantgarde” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Avantgarde (IPA [aˈvɑ̃ːɡaʁdə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,502 among 113,935 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Avantgarde, with forms such as "aavntgarde", "avangtarde", and "avanntgarde". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Avantgarde, spelled A-V-A-N-T-G-A-R-D-E.
Definition
- 1Vorhut einer Armee
- 2Vorkämpfer oder Vorreiter einer politischen oder künstlerischen Entwicklung
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aavntgarde,avangtarde,avanntgarde,avantagrde,avantgadre,avantgardde,avantgared,avantgarrde,avantggarde,avantgrade,avanttgarde,avatngarde,avnatgarde,avvantgarde,vaantgarde
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Avantgarde - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Avantgarde”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-V-A-N-T-G-A-R-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈvɑ̃ːɡaʁdə] (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.