apartheid

\a.paʁ.tɛd\

/\a.paʁ.tɛd\/ noun

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The verdict

“apartheid” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,061. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,061
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En Afrique du Sud, régime politique de séparation des Blancs et des Noirs en tant que groupes raciaux distincts.

Key facts for apartheid
PropertyValue
Headwordapartheid
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.paʁ.tɛd\
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,061
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “apartheid” 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). apartheid lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around apartheid (IPA \a.paʁ.tɛd\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,061 among 424,905 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for apartheid, with forms such as "aaprtheid", "aparhteid", and "aparrtheid". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is apartheid, spelled A-P-A-R-T-H-E-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    En Afrique du Sud, régime politique de séparation des Blancs et des Noirs en tant que groupes raciaux distincts.
  2. 2
    Politique tendant à séparer deux groupes raciaux ou ethniques.
  3. 3
    Discrimination, voire exclusion, d’une partie de la population qui ne dispose pas des mêmes droits, lieux d’habitation ou emplois que le reste de la collectivité.

Synonyms

ségrégationségrégationnismeséparation

This word in other languages

segregation(English)apartheid(Español)Apartheit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aaprtheid
  • aparhteid
  • aparrtheid
  • apartehid
  • aparthedi
  • apartheidd
  • aparthheid
  • aparthied
  • aparttheid
  • apatrheid
  • appartheid
  • apratheid
  • paartheid

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apartheid - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aaprtheid2aparhteid2aparrtheid1apartehid2aparthedi2apartheidd1aparthheid1aparthied2
Edit distance from "apartheid"

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 "apartheid"?
"apartheid" is spelled A-P-A-R-T-H-E-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is \a.paʁ.tɛd\.
What does "apartheid" mean?
As a noun, "apartheid" means: En Afrique du Sud, régime politique de séparation des Blancs et des Noirs en tant que groupes raciaux distincts.
What are common misspellings of "apartheid"?
Common misspellings include "aaprtheid", "aparhteid", "aparrtheid", "apartehid", "aparthedi". The correct spelling is "apartheid".
How do you pronounce "apartheid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apartheid" is \a.paʁ.tɛd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apartheid" come from?
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Using “apartheid”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-P-A-R-T-H-E-I-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.paʁ.tɛd\ (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

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list