alevin
\al.vɛ̃\
The verdict
“alevin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit des poissons ou des larves de poissons qui dépendent du sac vitellin pour leur nourriture.
Corpus desk
Index FR-alevin · alevin · French
alevin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | alevin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \al.vɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « alevin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
alevin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \al.vɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
alevin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 alevin, spelled A-L-E-V-I-N.
Definition
- 1Petit des poissons ou des larves de poissons qui dépendent du sac vitellin pour leur nourriture.
- 2Menu poisson qui sert à peupler les étangs.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how alevin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tout alevin, quel que soit le régime alimentaire de l’adulte, commence par être planctonophage.
Il faut jeter de l’alevin dans cet étang.
Synonyms
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.