apperception
/ˌæpəˈsɛpʃən/
"apperception" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“apperception” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states, unifying past and present experiences; self-consciousness, perception that reflects upon itself.
Corpus desk
Index EN-apperception · apperception · English
apperception · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | apperception |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌæpəˈsɛpʃən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “apperception” in English
Rare enough to double-check
apperception is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌæpəˈsɛpʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for apperception, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French aperception (New Latin apperceptiō, used by Gottfried Leibnitz (1646–1716)). The correct English form is apperception, spelled A-P-P-E-R-C-E-P-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states, unifying past and present experiences; self-consciousness, perception that reflects upon itself.
- 2Psychological or mental perception; recognition.
- 3The general process or a particular act of mental assimilation of new experience into the totality of one's past experience.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how apperception appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Conception is... the simplest act of thinking; it is the apprehension of the universal, as perception is the apperception of the particular.
For as she smiled I was gifted a glimpse past the apperception of an anonymous spherical quantity of human flesh; and into the individual.
Etymology
Borrowed from French aperception (New Latin apperceptiō, used by Gottfried Leibnitz (1646–1716)).
This word in other languages
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.