apprise
ap·prise/əˈpɹaɪz/verb
apprise is spelled A-P-P-R-I-S-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (ap·prise). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “appraise vs apprise” about 590 times a month (Google, United States). As a verb, apprise means “To make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in apprise?
| Letters | 7: A-P-P-R-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ap·prise |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); 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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is apprise?
Apprise appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 apprise?
- US /əˈpɹaɪz/
Apprise has 2 syllables, split ap·prise in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-apprise.wav, En-us-apprise.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with apprise
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).
What rhymes with apprise?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as apprise from its last stressed vowel (/aɪz/):
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 apprise
- apprises present, singular, he/she/it
- apprising participle, present
- apprised participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
- apprize
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apprise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify.
The ears apprise the brain of sound.
- 2
rareTo formally impart (information) to someone; to advise, to notify.
- 3
archaicSynonym of appraise (“to determine the value or worth of (something)”).
- 4
archaicTo put a price on (something) for the purpose of sale; to appraise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apprise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to make (someone or oneself) aware of some information – see also inform, notify:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | benachrichtigen, in Kenntnis setzen |
| Portuguese | avisar, informar, notificar |
| Spanish | avisar, informar |
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.