avion
\a.vjɔ̃\
The verdict
“avion” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,156 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,156
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aéronef plus lourd que l'air dont la sustentation est assurée par des ailes porteuses et la locomotion par un ou plusieurs moteurs.
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 | avion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.vjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,156 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “avion” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for avion is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.vjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,156 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for avion, with forms such as "aivon", "avino", and "avionn". 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, "avis", "avon", "avons", and more, 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 avion, spelled A-V-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Aéronef plus lourd que l'air dont la sustentation est assurée par des ailes porteuses et la locomotion par un ou plusieurs moteurs.
- 2Meuble récemment entré dans le corpus héraldique et représentant l’engin du même nom dans les armoiries. Il est généralement représenté sous la forme d'un avion de ligne vu de dessus. Mais différentes formes sont visibles suivant les époques (le biplan est assez présent). Comme il s’agit d'un meuble récent, il n’y a pas vraiment de règles de positionnement ou de couleur. Il est cependant généralement posé en pal, nez vers le chef. Certains auteurs le qualifient de montant. À rapprocher de aéroplane, ballon et montgolfière.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aivon,avino,avionn,avoin,avvion,vaion
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of avion - 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 “avion”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-V-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.vjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “avis” - see the side-by-side comparison. avion vs avis
- 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.