apéritif
/ɑːˌpɛɹɪˈtiːf/
"aperitif" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“apéritif” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetiser.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apéritif |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɑːˌpɛɹɪˈtiːf/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apéritif” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
apéritif is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɑːˌpɛɹɪˈtiːf/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetiser.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for apéritif, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French apéritif. Doublet of aperitive. The correct English form is apéritif, spelled A-P-É-R-I-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1An alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetiser.
Etymology
Borrowed from French apéritif. Doublet of aperitive.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “apéritif”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-P-É-R-I-T-I-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɑːˌpɛɹɪˈtiːf/ (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.