avoir du souci

\a.vwaʁ dy su.si\

/\a.vwaʁ dy su.si\/ verb

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The verdict

“avoir du souci” 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
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avoir de l'inquiétude, des préoccupations.

Key facts for avoir du souci
PropertyValue
Headwordavoir du souci
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.vwaʁ dy su.si\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “avoir du souci” sits in French frequency

avoir du souci 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 du souci is 14 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.vwaʁ dy su.si\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for avoir du souci, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is avoir du souci, spelled A-V-O-I-R- -D-U- -S-O-U-C-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avoir de l'inquiétude, des préoccupations.
  2. 2
    Avoir du mal.

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 souci"?
"avoir du souci" is spelled A-V-O-I-R- -D-U- -S-O-U-C-I. The IPA pronunciation is \a.vwaʁ dy su.si\.
What does "avoir du souci" mean?
As a verb, "avoir du souci" means: Avoir de l'inquiétude, des préoccupations.
How do you pronounce "avoir du souci"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avoir du souci" is \a.vwaʁ dy su.si\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avoir du souci" come from?
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Using “avoir du souci”

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-O-U-C-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.vwaʁ dy su.si\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list