à peu près
\a pø pʁɛ\
The verdict
“à peu près” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Presque.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-peu-pres · à peu près · French
à peu près · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "À" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | à peu près |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a pø pʁɛ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à peu près » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à peu près is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a pø pʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for à peu près, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is à peu près, spelled À- -P-E-U- -P-R-È-S.
Definition
- 1Presque.
- 2Environ.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à peu près appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ray, Montius, Scheuchzer, Micheli se sont les premiers occupés de l’Agrostographie. Tous ont à peu près suivi le même plan, et travaillé d’après les mêmes principes et sur les mêmes bases.
Le sirop, ainsi concentré, ne renferme plus que 1/6 de son poids d'eau ; le reste est du sucre à peu près pur.
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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.