Avignon
\a.vi.ɲɔ̃\
The verdict
“Avignon” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #6,373 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #6,373
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune, ville et chef-lieu de département français, situé dans le département du Vaucluse.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Avignon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \a.vi.ɲɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #6,373 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Avignon” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Avignon is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.vi.ɲɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #6,373 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Avignon, with forms such as "aivgnon", "avginon", and "aviggnon". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "avion", "aviron", "Aignan", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 Avignon, spelled A-V-I-G-N-O-N.
Definition
- 1Commune, ville et chef-lieu de département français, situé dans le département du Vaucluse.
- 2Ancien nom de la commune française d’Avignon-lès-Saint-Claude.
- 3Territoire papal dont la cité principale était Avignon.
- 4Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC) québécoise.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aivgnon,avginon,aviggnon,avignno,avignnon,avignonn,avigonn,avingon,avvignon,vaignon
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Avignon - 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.
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.
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Using “Avignon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-V-I-G-N-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.vi.ɲɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “avion” - see the side-by-side comparison. Avignon vs avion
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.