# apparel

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈpæɹəl/ · frequency rank #10,808

## Definitions
1. Clothing.
2. Aspect, guise, form.
3. A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
4. Furniture of a ship, such as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.

## Etymology
From Old French apareillier. Doublet of parrel.

## Easily confused with
- **appeared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apparel-vs-appeared)
- **apparent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apparel-vs-apparent)

## Common misspellings (8)
`apaprel`, `aparel`, `appaerl`, `apparell`, `apparle`, `apparrel`, `apprael`, `paparel`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/apparel