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 September 3, 2026) - Élément armé placé en avant du gros des troupes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-avant-poste · avant-poste · French
avant-poste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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-poste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.vɑ̃.pɔst\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how avant-poste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le 31 au matin les avant-postes Cosaques signalèrent l'approche des rebelles.
On s’abouche avec la sentinelle, puis on parlemente successivement avec la grand’garde, l’avant-poste, le poste, le contre-poste.
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.