avé Maria
\a.ve maʁ.ja\
The verdict
“avé Maria” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Salutation angélique ; prière que les chrétiens adressent à la Vierge.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ave-maria · avé Maria · French
avé Maria · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | avé Maria |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ve maʁ.ja\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
avé Maria is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ve maʁ.ja\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for avé Maria, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is avé Maria, spelled A-V-É- -M-A-R-I-A.
Definition
- 1Salutation angélique ; prière que les chrétiens adressent à la Vierge.
- 2Grain du chapelet sur lequel on dit cette prière.
- 3Endroit du sermon où le prédicateur s’interrompait, au XVIIᵉ siècle, pour implorer les secours du Saint-Esprit par l’intercession de la Sainte Vierge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how avé Maria appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il y a dans le rosaire cent cinquante avé Maria.
Il était venu avant l’avé Maria.
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.