avaunt
/əˈvɔːnt/obsolete
avaunt is spelled A-V-A-U-N-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, avaunt means “Begone; depart; used in contempt or abhorrence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in avaunt?
| Letters | 6: A-V-A-U-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is avaunt?
Avaunt appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce avaunt?
- /əˈvɔːnt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-avaunt.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of avaunt
- avaunts present, singular, he/she/it
- avaunting participle, present
- avaunted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does avaunt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
archaicBegone; depart; used in contempt or abhorrence.
noun
- 1
obsoleteA vaunt; a boast.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo advance; to move forward; to elevate.
- 2
obsoleteTo depart; to move away.
- 3
archaicTo vaunt; to boast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does avaunt come from?
First used 1275–1325; Middle English, from Old French avant (“to the front”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).