en avance
\ɑ̃.na.vɑ̃s\
The verdict
“en 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
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avant le moment qui était prévu ou prévisible.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-avance · en avance · French
en avance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | en avance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.na.vɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
en avance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃.na.vɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for en avance in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is en avance, spelled E-N- -A-V-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Avant le moment qui était prévu ou prévisible.
- 2Par anticipation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en avance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il était huit heures et il était en avance d'une demi-heure car le train n'arrivait qu'à la demie.
Cette montre est en avance d'une heure: elle avance d'une heure.
This word in other languages
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.