avant
/a.'vɑ̃/
The verdict
“avant” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #26,974 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #26,974
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - antes
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | avant |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /a.'vɑ̃/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #26,974 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “avant” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for avant is 5 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /a.'vɑ̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #26,974 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for avant, with forms such as "aavnt", "avannt", and "avantt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "ant", "Alan", "aval", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is avant, spelled A-V-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1antes
- 2adiante, na frente
- 3dentro
- 4fundo, profundo
Synonyms
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aavnt,avannt,avantt,avatn,avnat,avvant,vaant
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of avant - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “avant”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-V-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /a.'vɑ̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ant” - see the side-by-side comparison. avant vs ant
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.