appellee
/ˈæpəli/noun
appellee is spelled A-P-P-E-L-L-E-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, appellee means “A respondent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of appellee is appellees.
How many letters and syllables are in appellee?
| Letters | 8: A-P-P-E-L-L-E-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is appellee?
Appellee appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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).
How do you pronounce appellee?
- US /ˈæpəli/
- US /ˌæpəˈli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with appellee?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as appellee from its last stressed vowel (/æpəli/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of appellee
- appellees plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does appellee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA respondent.
After winning in the lower court, the appellee hoped she would win again in the appeals court.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Appellee in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense respondent:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | apelado, apelada, recorrido, recorrida |
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 appellee come from?
From Anglo-Norman, from Old French apelé.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).