avoir du sens

\a.vwaʁ dy sɑ̃s\

/\a.vwaʁ dy sɑ̃s\/ verb

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The verdict

“avoir du sens” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Être logique, rationnel, conforme à la raison.

Key facts for avoir du sens
PropertyValue
Headwordavoir du sens
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.vwaʁ dy sɑ̃s\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “avoir du sens” sits in French frequency

avoir du sens 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.

Rare enough to double-check

avoir du sens is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.vwaʁ dy sɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

avoir du sens doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is avoir du sens, spelled A-V-O-I-R- -D-U- -S-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Être logique, rationnel, conforme à la raison.
  2. 2
    Être conforme à ses valeurs.

Synonyms

tenir deboutfaire sens

This word in other languages

make sense(English)tener sentido(Español)

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 du sens"?
"avoir du sens" is spelled A-V-O-I-R- -D-U- -S-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a.vwaʁ dy sɑ̃s\.
What does "avoir du sens" mean?
As a verb, "avoir du sens" means: Être logique, rationnel, conforme à la raison.
How do you pronounce "avoir du sens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avoir du sens" is \a.vwaʁ dy sɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avoir du sens" come from?
"avoir du sens" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “avoir du sens”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-V-O-I-R- -D-U- -S-E-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.vwaʁ dy sɑ̃s\ (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