à venir
\a və.niʁ\
The verdict
“à venir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui doit arriver prochainement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-venir · à venir · French
à venir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à venir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a və.niʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à venir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à venir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a və.niʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for à venir, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is à venir, spelled À- -V-E-N-I-R.
Definition
- 1Qui doit arriver prochainement.
- 2Qui se produira ultérieurement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à venir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le combat à venir serait sans merci. Vaincre ou périr. Ce serait probablement les seules options possibles. Les Anglais voulaient écraser l’armée zouloue par tous les moyens, et les boucliers magiques ne pouvaient rien face aux armes à feu.
Les jours à venir seront les plus critiques.
Antonyms
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.