avouable

\a.vwabl\

/\a.vwabl\/ adj

The verdict

“avouable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que l’on peut avouer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-avouable · avouable · French

avouable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for avouable
PropertyValue
Headwordavouable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.vwabl\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « avouable » en français

avouablereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

avouable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.vwabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que l’on peut avouer.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for avouable, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is avouable, spelled A-V-O-U-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que l’on peut avouer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le long des reliures sombres des livres étagés par centaines, voltigeaient des noms profanes, Parny, Piron, Voltaire, Boccace, Brantôme, et, au centre des ouvrages avouables, s’ouvraient les battants d’un bahut incrusté d’ivoire qui recélait, entre ses rayons doublés de velours pourpre, les ouvrages inavouables.
  2. Thérèse s'efforce d'imaginer le premier regard qu'ils échangeront tout à l'heure ; puis cette nuit, et le lendemain, le jour qui suivra, les semaines, dans cette maison d'Argelouse où ils n'auront plus à construire ensemble une version avouable du drame qu'ils ont vécu.

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Antonyms

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 "avouable"?
"avouable" is spelled A-V-O-U-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.vwabl\.
What does "avouable" mean?
As an adjective, "avouable" means: Que l’on peut avouer.
How do you pronounce "avouable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avouable" is \a.vwabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avouable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list