avicenne

\a.vi.sɛn\

/\a.vi.sɛn\/ noun

The verdict

“avicenne” is uncommon French (frequency #53,148 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,148
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genre de palétuviers de la famille des acanthacées (e.g. les acanthes et genres apparentés) comprenant des espèces très halophiles des mangroves d'Asie tropicale (genre Avicennia spp.).

Corpus desk

Index FR-avicenne · avicenne · French

avicenne · rank #53,148 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,148
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH avertisseur

Nearest frequency peer: avertisseur (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « avicenne »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « avicenne » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for avicenne
PropertyValue
Headwordavicenne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.vi.sɛn\
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,148
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « avicenne » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).avicennetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « avertisseur » (#53,147), « avoua » (#53,149), « autoportraits » (#53,146). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « avicenne » est au #53,148. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

avicenne is uncommon French at frequency #53,148 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.vi.sɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genre de palétuviers de la famille des acanthacées (e.g. les acanthes et genres apparentés) comprenant des espèces très halophiles des mangroves d'Asie tropicale (genre Avicennia spp.).".

Zero misspellings are on record for avicenne in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is avicenne, spelled A-V-I-C-E-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genre de palétuviers de la famille des acanthacées (e.g. les acanthes et genres apparentés) comprenant des espèces très halophiles des mangroves d'Asie tropicale (genre Avicennia spp.).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "avicenne"?
"avicenne" is spelled A-V-I-C-E-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.vi.sɛn\.
What does "avicenne" mean?
As a noun, "avicenne" means: Genre de palétuviers de la famille des acanthacées (e.g. les acanthes et genres apparentés) comprenant des espèces très halophiles des mangroves d'Asie tropicale (genre Avicennia spp.).
How do you pronounce "avicenne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avicenne" is \a.vi.sɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avicenne" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list