# avail vs avant

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### avail
*verb · IPA /əˈveɪl/ · frequency rank #13,096*
To turn to the advantage of.

### avant
*noun · frequency rank #18,020*
The front of an army; the vanguard.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avail-vs-avant