abreuvoir

\a.bʁœ.vwaʁ\

/\a.bʁœ.vwaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“abreuvoir” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #47,708 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#47,708
frequency rank, French
9
letters
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lieu où les chevaux et les bestiaux peuvent boire.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

abreuvoir vs aurevoir
78% similar
abreuvoir vs abreuver
78% similar

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

Key facts for abreuvoir
PropertyValue
Headwordabreuvoir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.bʁœ.vwaʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,708
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abreuvoir” sits in French 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). abreuvoir lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for abreuvoir is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.bʁœ.vwaʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #47,708 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for abreuvoir, with forms such as "abbreuvoir", "aberuvoir", and "abreuovir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "aurevoir", "abreuver", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is abreuvoir, spelled A-B-R-E-U-V-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lieu où les chevaux et les bestiaux peuvent boire.
  2. 2
    Récipient de grande taille, en pierre, en ciment, en tôle, parfois en bois, qui une fois rempli d'eau sert aux bestiaux qui veulent boire.
  3. 3
    Machine où l’on peut s’abreuver ; fontaine dans les lieux publics (écoles, hôpitaux).
  4. 4
    Entaille verticale en V inversé, pratiquée dans la face de joint d’une pierre taillée qui permet de couler le coulis de mortier entre deux faces de joint et une meilleure accroche du mortier.

Synonyms

buvoirlavagne

This word in other languages

trough(English)bebedero(Español)Tränke(Deutsch)bebedouro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbreuvoir,aberuvoir,abreuovir,abreuvior,abreuvoirr,abreuvori,abreuvvoir,abrevuoir,abrreuvoir,abruevoir,arbeuvoir,bareuvoir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abreuvoir - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abbreuvoir1aberuvoir2abreuovir2abreuvior2abreuvoirr1abreuvori2abreuvvoir1abrevuoir2
Edit distance from "abreuvoir"

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 "abreuvoir"?
"abreuvoir" is spelled A-B-R-E-U-V-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.bʁœ.vwaʁ\.
What does "abreuvoir" mean?
As a noun, "abreuvoir" means: Lieu où les chevaux et les bestiaux peuvent boire.
What words are commonly confused with "abreuvoir"?
"abreuvoir" is commonly confused with "aurevoir", "abreuver". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abreuvoir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abreuvoir" is \a.bʁœ.vwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abreuvoir" come from?
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Using “abreuvoir”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-B-R-E-U-V-O-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.bʁœ.vwaʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “aurevoir” - see the side-by-side comparison. abreuvoir vs aurevoir
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list