avowal
noun
avowal is spelled A-V-O-W-A-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, avowal means “An open declaration of affirmation or admission of knowledge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of avowal is avowals.
How many letters and syllables are in avowal?
| Letters | 6: A-V-O-W-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 avowal?
Avowal appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 avowal?
- UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vanderdecken-avowal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of avowal
- avowals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does avowal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An open declaration of affirmation or admission of knowledge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Avowal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense declaration of affirmation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Geständnis, Bekenntnis |
| Spanish | reconocimiento |
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 avowal come from?
From avow + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).