avette
\a.vɛt\
The verdict
“avette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ou ou Abeille.
Corpus desk
Index FR-avette · avette · French
avette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | avette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.vɛt\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
avette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.vɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ou ou Abeille.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for avette, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is avette, spelled A-V-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1ou ou Abeille.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how avette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Isabelle, Sérafine ne se plaignaient pas, car la montre de voracité ne sied point aux jeunes dames, lesquelles sont censées se repaître de rosée et suc de fleurs comme avettes.
Hazel avait mangé une bonne quantité de miel et compromis en partie la récolte de myrtilles, car elle butinait aussi vite qu’une avette.
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.