Évian
\e.vjɑ̃\
The verdict
“Évian” is uncommon French (frequency #53,717 among 1,805 “É” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,717
- frequency rank, French
- 1,805
- “É” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forme courte d’Évian-les-Bains.
Corpus desk
Index FR-evian · Évian · French
Évian · rank #53,717 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,717
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,805
- PHOTO-FINISH évasif
Nearest frequency peer: évasif (-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 « Évian »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- éparpiller
éparpiller
46,288 corpus weight
- épurées
épurées
46,287 corpus weight
- équipant
équipant
46,286 corpus weight
- évasif
évasif
46,285 corpus weight
- Évian
Évian
46,284 corpus weight
- évocations
évocations
46,283 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Évian » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Évian |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \e.vjɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #53,717 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Évian » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Évian is uncommon French at frequency #53,717 among 1,805 “É” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \e.vjɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Évian in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
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 Évian, spelled É-V-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Forme courte d’Évian-les-Bains.
- 2Hameau de Saint-Nicolas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Évian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je vais à Évian.
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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