apache
French, noun/a.paʃ/
apache is spelled A-P-A-C-H-E (6 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,143rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apache is a French masculine noun meaning “Apache (language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Langue parlée par les Apaches”.
What does apache mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineApache (language)
noun
- 1
masculineslangApache (gangster)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif aux Apaches.
noun: 1. Langue parlée par les Apaches.
noun: 1. Malfaiteur, bandit, hors-la-loi. 2. Individu peu recommandable, indigne de considération.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of apache
- apaches plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce apache?
- /a.paʃ/
- \a.paʃ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to apache
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apache in French?
apache appears 1.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).