aperçu
/ˌæ.pɚˈsuː/noun
aperçu is a noun meaning “A clever or insightful distillation; an aphorism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled A-P-E-R-Ç-U and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 91 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of aperçu is aperçus or apercus.
What does aperçu mean?
noun
- 1
A clever or insightful distillation; an aphorism.
- 2
An outline or summary; also, words that summarize.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of aperçu.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce aperçu?
- UK /ˌa.pɛːˈsjuː/
- US /ˌæ.pɚˈsuː/
Aperçu has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aperçu.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aperçu
- aperçus plural
- apercus plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is aperçu?
Aperçu appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Aperçu in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense clever insight:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Aperçu |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does aperçu come from?
Borrowed from French aperçu. Compare with English apperception.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).