Avantgarde

/[aˈvɑ̃ːɡaʁdə]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,502

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Avantgarde is aGermannoun. It means: Vorhut einer Armee Pronounced [aˈvɑ̃ːɡaʁdə].

Key facts for Avantgarde
PropertyValue
HeadwordAvantgarde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈvɑ̃ːɡaʁdə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#19,502
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Avantgarde in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Avantgarde is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈvɑ̃ːɡaʁdə]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,502 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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 tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Avantgarde, spelled A-V-A-N-T-G-A-R-D-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorhut einer Armee
  2. 2
    Vorkämpfer oder Vorreiter einer politischen oder künstlerischen Entwicklung

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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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Avantgarde

Misspelling Variants of "Avantgarde"

aavntgarde10avangtarde10avanntgarde11avantagrde10avantgadre10avantgardde11avantgared10avantgarrde11
Misspelling Variants of "Avantgarde"

Frequency rank: #19,502 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Avantgarde"?
"Avantgarde" is spelled A-V-A-N-T-G-A-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈvɑ̃ːɡaʁdə].
What does "Avantgarde" mean?
As a noun, "Avantgarde" means: Vorhut einer Armee
What are common misspellings of "Avantgarde"?
Common misspellings include "aavntgarde", "avangtarde", "avanntgarde", "avantagrde", "avantgadre". The correct spelling is "Avantgarde".
How do you pronounce "Avantgarde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Avantgarde" is [aˈvɑ̃ːɡaʁdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Avantgarde" come from?
"Avantgarde" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.