Avalon

\a.va.lɔ̃\

/\a.va.lɔ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Avalon” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,166. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,166
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lieu mythique de la tradition celte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-avalon · Avalon · French

Avalon · rank #39,166 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,166
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH augmentées

Nearest frequency peer: augmentées (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Avalon »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Avalon » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Avalon vs avon
50% similar
Avalon vs avion
50% similar
Avalon vs aviron
50% similar

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

Key facts for Avalon
PropertyValue
HeadwordAvalon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\a.va.lɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,166
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Avalon »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Avalonse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « augmentées » (#39,165), « aven » (#39,167), « atteindrait » (#39,164). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « Avalon » est au #39,166. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Avalon (IPA \a.va.lɔ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #39,166 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Lieu mythique de la tradition celte.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Avalon, with forms such as "aavlon", "avalno", and "avalonn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "avon", "avion", "aviron", and more, 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Avalon, spelled A-V-A-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lieu mythique de la tradition celte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mais Morgane, prêtresse d’Avalon, Gwydion, son fils, né d’amours coupables avec le roi Arthur, Lancelot du Lac, fidèle chevalier de cœur de la reine Guenièvre, ont-ils encore une chance d’accéder aux lumières secrètes de la sagesse et de l’amour ?

This word in other languages

Avalon(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aavlon
  • avalno
  • avalonn
  • avaoln
  • avlaon
  • avvalon
  • vaalon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Avalon - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aavlon2avalno2avalonn1avaoln2avlaon2avvalon1vaalon2
Edit distance from "Avalon"

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 "Avalon"?
"Avalon" is spelled A-V-A-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.va.lɔ̃\.
What does "Avalon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Avalon" means: Lieu mythique de la tradition celte.
What words are commonly confused with "Avalon"?
"Avalon" is commonly confused with "avon", "avion", "aviron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Avalon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Avalon" is \a.va.lɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Avalon" come from?
"Avalon" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bandés#39,171Barlow#39,174amères#39,151Alyssa#39,145

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

benji7 variantsberce7 variantsbinet7 variantsagiles7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list