advowtry
/ədˈvaʊtɹi/
"advowtry" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“advowtry” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - adultery
Corpus desk
Index EN-advowtry · advowtry · English
advowtry · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | advowtry |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ədˈvaʊtɹi/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “advowtry” in English
Rare enough to double-check
advowtry is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ədˈvaʊtɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "adultery".
Zero misspellings are on record for advowtry in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English avoutrie, from Old French avouterie, variant (perhaps influenced by vout, vut (“vow”)) of aouterie, aolterie, from Late Latin adulterium. Doublet of adultery, which replaced it in modern English. The correct English form is advowtry, spelled A-D-V-O-W-T-R-Y.
Definition
- 1adultery
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how advowtry appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Then he turned to me and said, "O mortal, we have it in our law that, when the wife committeth advowtry it is lawful for us to slay her."
Etymology
From Middle English avoutrie, from Old French avouterie, variant (perhaps influenced by vout, vut (“vow”)) of aouterie, aolterie, from Late Latin adulterium. Doublet of adultery, which replaced it in modern English.
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.