Azov
The verdict
“Azov” is uncommon French (frequency #68,835 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,835
- frequency rank, French
- 6,727
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville de l'oblast de Rostov, en Russie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-azov · Azov · French
Azov · rank #68,835 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,835
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,727
- PHOTO-FINISH avirons
Nearest frequency peer: avirons (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Azov »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- avenu
avenu
31,169 corpus weight
- avirons
avirons
31,167 corpus weight
- Azov
Azov
31,166 corpus weight
- babi
babi
31,165 corpus weight
- Babinet
Babinet
31,164 corpus weight
- babylonien
babylonien
31,163 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Azov » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Azov |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #68,835 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Azov » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Azov is uncommon French at frequency #68,835 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Azov doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Azov, spelled A-Z-O-V.
Definition
- 1Ville de l'oblast de Rostov, en Russie.
- 2Brigade Azov.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Azov appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Azov est arrosée par le Don et se trouve à 32 km de son embouchure.
Les fondateurs du bataillon Azov ont tenu en 2014 un rôle central dans l’organisation des manifestants lors des affrontements avec la police sur le Maïdan.
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.
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