avoir de la veine

\a.vwaʁ də la vɛn\

/\a.vwaʁ də la vɛn\/ verb

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The verdict

“avoir de la veine” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avoir de la chance, être chanceux.

Key facts for avoir de la veine
PropertyValue
Headwordavoir de la veine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.vwaʁ də la vɛn\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “avoir de la veine” sits in French frequency

avoir de la veine falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for avoir de la veine is 17 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.vwaʁ də la vɛn\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Avoir de la chance, être chanceux.".

avoir de la veine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is avoir de la veine, spelled A-V-O-I-R- -D-E- -L-A- -V-E-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avoir de la chance, être chanceux.

This word in other languages

Schwein haben(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "avoir de la veine"?
"avoir de la veine" is spelled A-V-O-I-R- -D-E- -L-A- -V-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.vwaʁ də la vɛn\.
What does "avoir de la veine" mean?
As a verb, "avoir de la veine" means: Avoir de la chance, être chanceux.
How do you pronounce "avoir de la veine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avoir de la veine" is \a.vwaʁ də la vɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avoir de la veine" come from?
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Using “avoir de la veine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-V-O-I-R- -D-E- -L-A- -V-E-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.vwaʁ də la vɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list