avant-propos
\a.vɑ̃.pʁɔ.po\
The verdict
“avant-propos” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de courte introduction mise en tête d’un livre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-avant-propos · avant-propos · French
avant-propos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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-propos |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.vɑ̃.pʁɔ.po\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
avant-propos is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.vɑ̃.pʁɔ.po\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for avant-propos, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is avant-propos, spelled A-V-A-N-T---P-R-O-P-O-S.
Definition
- 1Sorte de courte introduction mise en tête d’un livre.
- 2Ce qu’on dit avant de venir au fait, quand on entreprend de raconter quelque chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how avant-propos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il y a un long avant-propos à la tête de cet ouvrage.
Il a fait un avant-propos bien inutile.
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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.