avant-corps
"avant-corps" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“avant-corps” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A part of a building, such as a porch or pavilion, that juts out from the corps de logis, often taller than other parts of the building.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | avant-corps |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “avant-corps” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for avant-corps is 11 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A part of a building, such as a porch or pavilion, that juts out from the corps de logis, often taller than other parts of the building.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for avant-corps in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French avant-corps. The correct English form is avant-corps, spelled A-V-A-N-T---C-O-R-P-S.
Definition
- 1A part of a building, such as a porch or pavilion, that juts out from the corps de logis, often taller than other parts of the building.
Etymology
From French avant-corps.
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.
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Using “avant-corps”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-V-A-N-T---C-O-R-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.