# avenue

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæv.əˌnjuː/ · frequency rank #3,406

## Definitions
1. A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.
2. A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may be reached; a way of approach or of exit.
3. The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.
4. A method or means by which something may be accomplished.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French avenue, from Old French avenue, feminine past participle of avenir (“approach”), from Latin adveniō, advenīre (“come to”, from ad (“to”) + veniō, venīre (“come”)).

## Easily confused with
- **averse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avenue-vs-averse)
- **avenge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avenge-vs-avenue)
- **avenger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avenger-vs-avenue)
- **avenged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avenged-vs-avenue)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aevnue`, `aveneu`, `avennue`, `aveune`, `avneue`, `avvenue`, `vaenue`

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