acceptais

\ak.sɛp.tɛ\

/\ak.sɛp.tɛ\/ verb

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The verdict

“acceptais” is uncommon French (frequency #59,045 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,045
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe accepter.

Key facts for acceptais
PropertyValue
Headwordacceptais
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ak.sɛp.tɛ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,045
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “acceptais” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). acceptais lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acceptais is uncommon French at frequency #59,045 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ak.sɛp.tɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for acceptais in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is acceptais, spelled A-C-C-E-P-T-A-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe accepter.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe accepter.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acceptais"?
"acceptais" is spelled A-C-C-E-P-T-A-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ak.sɛp.tɛ\.
What does "acceptais" mean?
As a verb, "acceptais" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe accepter.
How do you pronounce "acceptais"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acceptais" is \ak.sɛp.tɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acceptais" come from?
"acceptais" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “acceptais”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-C-C-E-P-T-A-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ak.sɛp.tɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list