avgas
/ˈævˌɡæs/noun
avgas is spelled A-V-G-A-S: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, avgas means “Gasoline fuel for piston-engined aircraft” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of avgas is avgases or avgasses.
How many letters and syllables are in avgas?
| Letters | 5: A-V-G-A-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 avgas?
Avgas appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 avgas?
- UK /ˈævˌɡæs/
Avgas has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of avgas
- avgases plural
- avgasses plural
- av-gas
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does avgas mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Gasoline fuel for piston-engined aircraft.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does avgas come from?
A blend of aviation + gasoline.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).