avant-poste
\a.vɑ̃.pɔst\
The verdict
“avant-poste” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Élément armé placé en avant du gros des troupes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | avant-poste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.vɑ̃.pɔst\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “avant-poste” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
avant-poste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.vɑ̃.pɔst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for avant-poste in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 avant-poste, spelled A-V-A-N-T---P-O-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Élément armé placé en avant du gros des troupes.
- 2Position de pointe, en avance sur les autres.
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.
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Using “avant-poste”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-V-A-N-T---P-O-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.vɑ̃.pɔst\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.