avid
/ˈæv.ɪd/adjective
avid is spelled A-V-I-D: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, avid means “Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in avid?
| Letters | 4: A-V-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,928th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is avid?
Avid appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th 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 avid?
- /ˈæv.ɪd/
- /ˈæv.əd/
Avid has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-avid.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with avid?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as avid.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: diva.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of avid
- more avid comparative
- avider comparative
- most avid superlative
- avidest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does avid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.
an avid fan of 1960s sci-fi movies
- 2
greedy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Avid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | avide |
| German | passioniert, begeistert, eifrig, leidenschaftlich, enthusiastisch , sich verzehrend nach |
| Portuguese | ávido |
| Spanish | ávido, fiebrudo, fiebrú, fiebrúa |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does avid come from?
From French avide, from Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).