Mavis
\meɪvɪs\
The verdict
“Mavis” is uncommon French (frequency #61,683 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,683
- frequency rank, French
- 202,672
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prénom féminin.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mavis |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \meɪvɪs\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #61,683 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mavis” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Mavis is uncommon French at frequency #61,683 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \meɪvɪs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom féminin.".
Mavis doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Mavis, spelled M-A-V-I-S.
Definition
- 1Prénom féminin.
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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Using “Mavis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-V-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \meɪvɪs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.