d’avance
\d‿a.vɑ̃s\
The verdict
“d’avance” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - Avant le moment prévu ; par anticipation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-d-avance · d’avance · French
d’avance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | d’avance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \d‿a.vɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « d’avance » en français
Rare enough to double-check
d’avance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \d‿a.vɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avant le moment prévu ; par anticipation.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for d’avance, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is d’avance, spelled D-’-A-V-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Avant le moment prévu ; par anticipation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how d’avance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous payâmes d’avance.
Toutefois, si un juge-arbitre a été désigné d’avance, les joueurs peuvent en appeler à lui des décisions de l’arbitre sur tout point concernant l’interprétation de la règle.
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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.