avant-toit
\a.vɑ̃.twa\
The verdict
“avant-toit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Toit en saillie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-avant-toit · avant-toit · French
avant-toit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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-toit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.vɑ̃.twa\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « avant-toit » en français
Rare enough to double-check
avant-toit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.vɑ̃.twa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Toit en saillie.".
avant-toit has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is avant-toit, spelled A-V-A-N-T---T-O-I-T.
Definition
- 1Toit en saillie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how avant-toit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sa chambre d’hôtel spacieuse, nichée sous les avant-toits de la vieille bâtisse, formait un long L, idéal pour tourner en rond fébrilement. Elle marcha du lit king size au bureau, puis au lit et ainsi de suite, caressant son ventre gonflé, le cerveau en ébullition.
Plus tard, Ella guetta les deux hirondelles sous les avant-toits à l’extérieur de la fenêtre afin de les observer encore de plus près à présent.
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.