aban

\a.ˈban\

/\a.ˈban\/ adv

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The verdict

“aban” is uncommon French (frequency #99,813 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,813
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ou Depuis que (aba placé devant une voyelle).

Corpus desk

Index FR-aban · aban · French

aban · rank #99,813 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,813
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH abbasside

Nearest frequency peer: abbasside (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « aban »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « aban » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aban
PropertyValue
Headwordaban
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a.ˈban\
Letters4
Frequency rank#99,813
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « aban » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).abantombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « abbasside » (#99,814), « aalto » (#99,811), « 4n » (#99,810). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « aban » est au #99,813. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aban is uncommon French at frequency #99,813 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a.ˈban\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ou Depuis que (aba placé devant une voyelle).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for aban in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is aban, spelled A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ou Depuis que (aba placé devant une voyelle).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Aban oa an Aelez kouezhet.

Synonyms

abaabaoe

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aban"?
"aban" is spelled A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ˈban\.
What does "aban" mean?
As an adverb, "aban" means: ou Depuis que (aba placé devant une voyelle).
How do you pronounce "aban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aban" is \a.ˈban\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aban" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aban", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alas#99,841Alpi#99,847Alys#99,849yugo#99,776

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list