rapprochement
rap·proche·ment/ɹæpɹoʊʃˈmɑn/noun
rapprochement is spelled R-A-P-P-R-O-C-H-E-M-E-N-T: 13 letters and 3 syllables (rap·proche·ment). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rapprochement means “The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a reconciliation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rapprochement is rapprochements.
How many letters and syllables are in rapprochement?
| Letters | 13: R-A-P-P-R-O-C-H-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: rap·proche·ment |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th 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 rapprochement?
Rapprochement appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 rapprochement?
- UK /ɹəˈpɹɒʃmɒ̃/
- UK /ɹæ-/
- US /ɹæpɹoʊʃˈmɑn/
Rapprochement has 3 syllables, split rap·proche·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-rapprochement.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rapprochement?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as rapprochement from its last stressed vowel (/ɑn/):
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 rapprochement
- rapprochements plural
- rapproachment
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rapprochement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a reconciliation.
It was the Nixon administration that saw the rapprochement between the United States and China.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rapprochement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense reestablishment of cordial relations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rapprochement |
| German | Annäherung, Wiederannäherung |
| Portuguese | aproximação, reaproximação, reatamento |
| Spanish | acercamiento, reconciliación |
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 rapprochement come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French rapprochement (“act or process of getting closer together; link (between two things)”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).