appraise
ap·praise/əˈpɹeɪz/verb
appraise is spelled A-P-P-R-A-I-S-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (ap·praise). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “appraise vs apprise” about 590 times a month (Google, United States). As a verb, appraise means “To determine the value or worth of (something), particularly as a person appointed for this purpose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in appraise?
| Letters | 8: A-P-P-R-A-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ap·praise |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is appraise?
Appraise appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 appraise?
- /əˈpɹeɪz/
Appraise has 2 syllables, split ap·praise in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-appraise.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with appraise
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of appraise
- appraises present, singular, he/she/it
- appraising participle, present
- appraised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does appraise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To determine the value or worth of (something), particularly as a person appointed for this purpose.
to appraise goods and chattels
- 2
To consider comprehensively.
- 3
To judge the performance of someone, especially a worker.
At the end of the contract, you will be appraised by your line manager.
- 4
To estimate; to conjecture.
- 5
To praise; to commend.
- 6
proscribedTo apprise, inform.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Appraise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | estimer, évaluer, apprécier , juger |
| German | einschätzen, taxieren , beurteilen , bewerten, auswerten, schätzen |
| Portuguese | avaliar, valorizar , estimar , prezar |
| Spanish | tasar, aforar, cifrar |
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 appraise come from?
From Middle English apreisen, from Old French aprisier (“apraise, set a price on”) (compare modern French apprécier), from Late Latin appretiare, from ad- + Latin pretium (“price, value”) (English precious), from which also appreciate, a doublet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).