à l’avenir

\a.l‿av.niʁ\

/\a.l‿av.niʁ\/ adv

The verdict

“à l’avenir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Désormais, dorénavant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-a-l-avenir · à l’avenir · French

à l’avenir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "À" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for à l’avenir
PropertyValue
Headwordà l’avenir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a.l‿av.niʁ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « à l’avenir » en français

à l’avenirsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

à l’avenir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a.l‿av.niʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Désormais, dorénavant.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for à l’avenir, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is à l’avenir, spelled À- -L-’-A-V-E-N-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Désormais, dorénavant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how à l’avenir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Si vous employez cet esprit et cette grande sollicitude à corriger vos défauts plutôt qu’à pleurer avec Notre-Seigneur et à passer vos jours dans des amertumes infructueuses, ne vous mettez pas en peine de vos fautes passées, songez à mieux faire à l’avenir, et ménagez bien les occasions possibles...
  2. — Tout ça doit rester strictement entre nous. Tu m’as bien compris, Lindiwe ? Et alors tu n’auras jamais rien à craindre de moi. Je t’aime, petite fille, et à l’avenir, je te protégerai de tous, et en particulier de la nooi…

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "à l’avenir"?
"à l’avenir" is spelled À- -L-’-A-V-E-N-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.l‿av.niʁ\.
What does "à l’avenir" mean?
As an adverb, "à l’avenir" means: Désormais, dorénavant.
How do you pronounce "à l’avenir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à l’avenir" is \a.l‿av.niʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à l’avenir" come from?
"à l’avenir" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list