appeach
"appeach" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“appeach” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To charge (someone) with a crime; to impeach.
Corpus desk
Index EN-appeach · appeach · English
appeach · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | appeach |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “appeach” in English
Rare enough to double-check
appeach is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To charge (someone) with a crime; to impeach.".
appeach has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Anglo-Norman apescher, rare variant of Old French empescher, from Latin impedicō. The correct English form is appeach, spelled A-P-P-E-A-C-H.
Definition
- 1To charge (someone) with a crime; to impeach.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how appeach appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Thenne was Kynge Marke wonderly wrothe / and wold haue slayne Amant / but he and the two squyers held them to gyders / and sette nought by his malyce / whanne Kynge marke sawe he myght not be reuenged on them / he said thus vnto the Knyght Amant / wete thou wel / and thou apoeche me of treason / I shalle therof defende me afore Kynge Arthur
For when Cymochles saw the fowle reproch, / Which them appeached, prickt with guilty shame, / And inward griefe, he fiercely gan approch[…].
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman apescher, rare variant of Old French empescher, from Latin impedicō.
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.