avant-projet sommaire

\a.vɑ̃.pʁɔ.ʒɛ sɔ.mɛʁ\

/\a.vɑ̃.pʁɔ.ʒɛ sɔ.mɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“avant-projet sommaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Phase d’un projet de construction de bâtiment pendant la conception, subdivision de l’avant-projet, se situant entre l’esquisse (ESQ) et l’avant-projet définitif (APD).

Corpus desk

Index FR-avant-projet-sommaire · avant-projet sommaire · French

avant-projet sommaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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.

Key facts for avant-projet sommaire
PropertyValue
Headwordavant-projet sommaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.vɑ̃.pʁɔ.ʒɛ sɔ.mɛʁ\
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « avant-projet sommaire » en français

avant-projet sommairesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

avant-projet sommaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.vɑ̃.pʁɔ.ʒɛ sɔ.mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Phase d’un projet de construction de bâtiment pendant la conception, subdivision de l’avant-projet, se situant entre l’esquisse (ESQ) et l’avant-projet définitif (APD).".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for avant-projet sommaire, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is avant-projet sommaire, spelled A-V-A-N-T---P-R-O-J-E-T- -S-O-M-M-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Phase d’un projet de construction de bâtiment pendant la conception, subdivision de l’avant-projet, se situant entre l’esquisse (ESQ) et l’avant-projet définitif (APD).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mais nous sommes dans un relatif confort, et je suis confiant dans le fait que la majorité des études (une dizaine) en cours vont garder leur rythme d'avancement, qu’il s’agisse d’avant-projets sommaires ou d’avant-projets définitifs.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "avant-projet sommaire"?
"avant-projet sommaire" is spelled A-V-A-N-T---P-R-O-J-E-T- -S-O-M-M-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.vɑ̃.pʁɔ.ʒɛ sɔ.mɛʁ\.
What does "avant-projet sommaire" mean?
As a noun, "avant-projet sommaire" means: Phase d’un projet de construction de bâtiment pendant la conception, subdivision de l’avant-projet, se situant entre l’esquisse (ESQ) et l’avant-projet définitif (APD).
How do you pronounce "avant-projet sommaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avant-projet sommaire" is \a.vɑ̃.pʁɔ.ʒɛ sɔ.mɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avant-projet sommaire" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list