Avon

Name: Avon, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈeɪ.vən/

//ˈeɪ.vən// name

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Avon” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #15,959 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#15,959
frequency rank, English: 4
letters: 5
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A number of rivers in the United Kingdom:

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Avon vs Ayn

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Avon vs Avs

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Avon vs AWOL

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Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Avon
Property	Value
Headword	Avon
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈeɪ.vən/
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#15,959
Misspellings tracked	5
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Avon” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Avon lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Avon is 4 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈeɪ.vən/. Corpus data places it at rank #15,959 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 49 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Avon, with forms such as "aovn", "avno", and "avonn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ayn", "Avs", "AWOL", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Proto-Brythonic *aβon (“river”). Compare with Welsh afon. Doublet of Almond (“a river in Scotland”). The correct English form is Avon, spelled A-V-O-N.

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A river in Canada; running from Lake Victoria in Stratford, Ontario into the Thames near St. Marys.
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A river in Canada; running from South Mountain in Nova Scotia to the Minas Basin at Avonport.
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A river in Canterbury, New Zealand; running from Avonhead through the center of Christchurch into Pegasus Bay.
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A river in Marlborough, New Zealand; running from a source in the Marlborough Region into the Waihopai.
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A river in Australia; running from Barrington Tops in New South Wales into the Gloucester River at Gloucester.
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A river in Australia; running from the Illawarra escarpment in New South Wales into the Cordeaux near Wilton.
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A river in Australia; running from Mount Wellington in Victoria into Lake Wellington.
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A river in Australia; running from the confluence of Avon and Reedy Creeks in Victoria into the Richardson River at Banyena.
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A river in Australia; running from near Pingelly in Western Australia to Walyunga National Park, where it merges with Wooroloo Brook to form the Swan.
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A locality in the Wingecarribee council area and the Wollongong council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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A commune of Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
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A commune of Deux-Sèvres department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
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Avon-by-the-Sea.
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A British surname.

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *aβon (“river”). Compare with Welsh afon. Doublet of Almond (“a river in Scotland”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aovn,avno,avonn,avvon,vaon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Avon - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Avon"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Avon"?

"Avon" is spelled A-V-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈeɪ.vən/.

What does "Avon" mean?

As a proper noun, "Avon" means: A number of rivers in the United Kingdom:

What words are commonly confused with "Avon"?

"Avon" is commonly confused with "Ayn", "Avs", "AWOL". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Avon"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Avon" is /ˈeɪ.vən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Avon"?

From Proto-Brythonic *aβon (“river”). Compare with Welsh afon. Doublet of Almond (“a river in Scotland”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Avon”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is A-V-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈeɪ.vən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Ayn” - see the side-by-side comparison. Avon vs Ayn
Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.