apercevoir

\a.pɛʁ.sə.vwaʁ\

/\a.pɛʁ.sə.vwaʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“apercevoir” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,956. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,956
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commencer à voir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-apercevoir · apercevoir · French

apercevoir · rank #9,956 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,956
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH annales

Nearest frequency peer: annales (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « apercevoir »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « apercevoir » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for apercevoir
PropertyValue
Headwordapercevoir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.pɛʁ.sə.vwaʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,956
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « apercevoir »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).apercevoirse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « annales » (#9,955), « appliquées » (#9,957), « anecdote » (#9,954). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « apercevoir » est au #9,956. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around apercevoir (IPA \a.pɛʁ.sə.vwaʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,956 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for apercevoir, with forms such as "aeprcevoir", "apecrevoir", and "aperccevoir". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 apercevoir, spelled A-P-E-R-C-E-V-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commencer à voir.
  2. 2
    Remarquer ; comprendre.
  3. 3
    Remarquer une chose qui avait échappé d’abord.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how apercevoir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tantôt il leur semblait apercevoir les soldats alignés, les cavaliers rapides comme une vision d’Ossian ; […].
  2. En les apercevant, Bert s’aplatit sur le sol, rampa jusqu’à un creux propice et demeura étendu là à contempler leurs efforts.

This word in other languages

catch sight of(English)percibir(Español)sehen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aeprcevoir
  • apecrevoir
  • aperccevoir
  • aperceovir
  • apercevior
  • apercevoirr
  • apercevori
  • apercevvoir
  • apercveoir
  • aperecvoir
  • aperrcevoir
  • appercevoir
  • aprecevoir
  • paercevoir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apercevoir - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aeprcevoir2apecrevoir2aperccevoir1aperceovir2apercevior2apercevoirr1apercevori2apercevvoir1
Edit distance from "apercevoir"

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 "apercevoir"?
"apercevoir" is spelled A-P-E-R-C-E-V-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pɛʁ.sə.vwaʁ\.
What does "apercevoir" mean?
As a verb, "apercevoir" means: Commencer à voir.
What are common misspellings of "apercevoir"?
Common misspellings include "aeprcevoir", "apecrevoir", "aperccevoir", "aperceovir", "apercevior". The correct spelling is "apercevoir".
How do you pronounce "apercevoir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apercevoir" is \a.pɛʁ.sə.vwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apercevoir" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "apercevoir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

appliquées#9,957arbitraire#9,958atteignent#9,959abandonnés#9,952

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

éventuels14 variantscanadiennes14 variantscomédiens14 variantsdirectoire14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list