avant peu
\a.vɑ̃ pø\
The verdict
“avant peu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans peu de temps.
Corpus desk
Index FR-avant-peu · avant peu · French
avant peu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | avant peu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a.vɑ̃ pø\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « avant peu » en français
Rare enough to double-check
avant peu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a.vɑ̃ pø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans peu de temps.".
No misspelling variants are generated for avant peu in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is avant peu, spelled A-V-A-N-T- -P-E-U.
Definition
- 1Dans peu de temps.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how avant peu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Avant peu vous aurez de mes nouvelles.
Il se pourrait qu’avant peu je ne fusse ruinée.
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.