aviron

\a.vi.ʁɔ̃\

/\a.vi.ʁɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“aviron” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,971. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,971
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rame, dont on se sert pour manœuvrer une embarcation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aviron · aviron · French

aviron · rank #26,971 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,971
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH averses

Nearest frequency peer: averses (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « aviron »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « aviron » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

aviron vs avon
67% similar
aviron vs Aron
50% similar
aviron vs avion
83% similar

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

Key facts for aviron
PropertyValue
Headwordaviron
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.vi.ʁɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,971
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « aviron »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).avironse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « averses » (#26,970), « aw » (#26,972), « australiennes » (#26,969). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « aviron » est au #26,971. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around aviron (IPA \a.vi.ʁɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,971 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for aviron, with forms such as "aivron", "aviorn", and "avirno". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "avon", "Aron", "avion", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is aviron, spelled A-V-I-R-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rame, dont on se sert pour manœuvrer une embarcation.
  2. 2
    Sport olympique consistant à propulser un bateau à l'aide d’avirons.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sur chaque navire, […], les hommes amènent la vergue, la posent sur deux chevalets, ferlent la voile ; arc-boutés, ils font basculer les quatre cents kilos du mât trapu sur son emplanture, le couchent, sortent les avirons, les empoignent de leurs mains crispées par le froid, prennent la cadence de nage. Les Vikings remontent vers Rouen.
  2. Elle promena ma plume dans l’encrier, comme un aviron dans un lac, et me la jeta au nez le bec en avant.

Synonyms

pelle

This word in other languages

oar(English)remo(Español)Ruder(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aivron
  • aviorn
  • avirno
  • avironn
  • avirron
  • avrion
  • avviron
  • vairon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aviron - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aivron2aviorn2avirno2avironn1avirron1avrion2avviron1vairon2
Edit distance from "aviron"

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 "aviron"?
"aviron" is spelled A-V-I-R-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.vi.ʁɔ̃\.
What does "aviron" mean?
As a noun, "aviron" means: Rame, dont on se sert pour manœuvrer une embarcation.
What words are commonly confused with "aviron"?
"aviron" is commonly confused with "avon", "Aron", "avion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aviron"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aviron" is \a.vi.ʁɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aviron" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

berner#26,982Antony#26,959berthe#26,983Amédée#26,957

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

apprise8 variantsamante8 variantsbouffes8 variantsbovine8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list