avis

\a.vi\

/\a.vi\/ noun

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The verdict

“avis” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #503) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#503
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ce que l’on pense et aussi ce que l’on en dit ; opinion.

Corpus desk

Index FR-avis · avis · French

avis · rank #503 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #503
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH autour

Nearest frequency peer: autour (-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 “avis”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “avis” 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).

avis vs AVS
0% similar
avis vs Aziz
25% similar
avis vs avon
50% similar

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

Key facts for avis
PropertyValue
Headwordavis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.vi\
Letters4
Frequency rank#503
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “avis” se place dans la fréquence du français

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « autour » (#502), « cependant » (#504), « développement » (#505). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for avis is neighbouring look-alikes ("AVS", "Aziz", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \a.vi\. Frequency #503 among 6,727 “A” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for avis, with forms such as "aivs", "aviss", and "avsi". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "AVS", "Aziz", "avon", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is avis, spelled A-V-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce que l’on pense et aussi ce que l’on en dit ; opinion.
  2. 2
    Communication publique ; avertissement ; annonce.
  3. 3
    Conseil ; délibération.
  4. 4
    Opinion ou suffrage de chaque juge lors du jugement d’une affaire.
  5. 5
    Opinion du Conseil d’État en interprétation d’une ordonnance, d’un règlement ou d’une loi.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — Et moi de même, dit la cousine Grillet, docteur idémiste qui était volontiers de l’avis du préopinant.
  2. L'invitation à donner son avis est une sorte de figure de rhétorique à laquelle il ne faut pas attribuer trop d'importance, ce que comprend tout à fait la première catégorie d'élèves :« Les disserts, fallait peser le pour et le contre, donner son avis mais en fait faut pas donner son avis parce qu'on se fait cartonner quand même suivant les profs. »

This word in other languages

opinion(English)opinión(Español)Ansicht(Deutsch)opinião(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aivs
  • aviss
  • avsi
  • avvis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of avis - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aivs2aviss1avsi2avvis1
Edit distance from "avis"

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 "avis"?
"avis" is spelled A-V-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a.vi\.
What does "avis" mean?
As a noun, "avis" means: Ce que l’on pense et aussi ce que l’on en dit ; opinion.
What words are commonly confused with "avis"?
"avis" is commonly confused with "AVS", "Aziz", "avon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "avis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avis" is \a.vi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avis" come from?
"avis" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hier#507voix#499lire#491fond#518

What to do next

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  • "avis" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "AVS". View pair
  • 4 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #503 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse

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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