avez

\a.ve\

/\a.ve\/ verb

The verdict

“avez” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #262. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#262
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de avoir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-avez · avez · French

avez · rank #262 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #262
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH ailleurs

Nearest frequency peer: ailleurs (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “avez”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “avez” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

avez vs az
50% similar
avez vs axe
50% similar
avez vs avi
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for avez
PropertyValue
Headwordavez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.ve\
Letters4
Frequency rank#262
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “avez” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). avez lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around avez (IPA \a.ve\), averb. Corpus frequency is #262 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de avoir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for avez, with forms such as "aevz", "avezz", and "avvez". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "az", "axe", "avi", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is avez, spelled A-V-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de avoir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vous avez des enfants ? Pas nous, mais c’est pour bientôt…
  2. Qui que vous soyez, vous, qui avez trouvé l’art de tartufiser ainsi le langage du monde, répondez : Est-ce votre sagesse qui a servi de règle à Jesus-Christ ?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aevz
  • avezz
  • avvez
  • avze
  • vaez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of avez - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aevz2avezz1avvez1avze2vaez2
Edit distance from "avez"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "avez"?
"avez" is spelled A-V-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ve\.
What does "avez" mean?
As a verb, "avez" means: Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de avoir.
What words are commonly confused with "avez"?
"avez" is commonly confused with "az", "axe", "avi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "avez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avez" is \a.ve\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avez" come from?
"avez" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "avez", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "avez". Here's where to go from here.

  • "avez" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "az". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #262 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list