Avery
/ˈeɪ.və.ɹi/
"avery" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Avery” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,911. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,911
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname originating as a patronymic.
Corpus desk
Index EN-avery · Avery · English
Avery · rank #12,911 · 7 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-MID #12,911
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH authenticity
Nearest frequency peer: authenticity (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Avery”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- attain
attain
87,093 corpus weight
- attendant
attendant
87,092 corpus weight
- authenticity
authenticity
87,091 corpus weight
- Avery
Avery
87,090 corpus weight
- backstage
backstage
87,089 corpus weight
- Bedford
Bedford
87,087 corpus weight
What this shows “Avery” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Avery |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈeɪ.və.ɹi/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #12,911 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Avery”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Avery (IPA /ˈeɪ.və.ɹi/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,911 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Avery, with forms such as "aevry", "averry", and "averyy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "awry", "Ayer", "ave", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred. The correct English form is Avery, spelled A-V-E-R-Y.
Definition
- 1A surname originating as a patronymic.
- 2A male given name from Old French or transferred from the surname.
- 3A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
- 4A number of places in the United States:
- 5A number of places in the United States:
- 6A number of places in the United States:
- 7A number of places in the United States:
- 8A number of places in the United States:
- 9A number of places in the United States:
- 10A number of places in the United States:
- 11A number of places in the United States:
- 12A number of places in the United States:
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- 15A number of places in the United States:
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aevry
- averry
- averyy
- aveyr
- avrey
- avvery
- vaery
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Avery - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Avery", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).