# avail

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈveɪl/ · frequency rank #13,096

## Definitions
1. To turn to the advantage of.
2. To be of service to.
3. To promote; to assist.
4. To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.
5. To provide; to make available.
6. To use or take advantage of (an opportunity or resource).

## Etymology
From Middle English availen (“to be of use”), from Old French a (“to”) + vail from valoir (“to be worth”), from Latin valere (“to be worthy, strong”).

## Easily confused with
- **Avi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avail-vs-avi)
- **avid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avail-vs-avid)
- **avis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avail-vs-avis)
- **avoid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avail-vs-avoid)
- **await** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avail-vs-await)
- **avant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avail-vs-avant)
- **Avril** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avail-vs-avril)
- **Ava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-avail)
- **anal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anal-vs-avail)
- **anil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anil-vs-avail)
- **Amal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-avail)
- **again** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/again-vs-avail)
- **April** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/april-vs-avail)
- **Alain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alain-vs-avail)
- **anvil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anvil-vs-avail)
- **Advil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/advil-vs-avail)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aavil`, `availl`, `avali`, `avial`, `avvail`, `vaail`

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