# apropos

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌæp.ɹəˈpəʊ/ · frequency rank #42,002

## Definitions
1. Of an appropriate or pertinent nature.
2. By the way, incidental.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French à propos (“on that subject”).
Similar in meaning and form, and to some extent etymology, to appropriate, but not a doublet of it.

## Easily confused with
- **aprons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aprons-vs-apropos)

## Common misspellings (10)
`aporpos`, `appropos`, `aproops`, `aproposs`, `aproppos`, `apropso`, `aprpoos`, `aprropos`, `arpopos`, `paropos`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/apropos