pavots

\pa.vɔ\

/\pa.vɔ\/ noun

The verdict

“pavots” is uncommon French (frequency #90,014 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,014
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de pavot.

Key facts for pavots
PropertyValue
Headwordpavots
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.vɔ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,014
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pavots” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pavots lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pavots is uncommon French at frequency #90,014 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.vɔ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de pavot.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for pavots in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 pavots, spelled P-A-V-O-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de pavot.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pavots"?
"pavots" is spelled P-A-V-O-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.vɔ\.
What does "pavots" mean?
As a noun, "pavots" means: Pluriel de pavot.
How do you pronounce "pavots"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pavots" is \pa.vɔ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pavots" come from?
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Using “pavots”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-V-O-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pa.vɔ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list