aperçu
French, noun/a.pɛʁ.sy/
aperçu is spelled A-P-E-R-Ç-U (6 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written French, the 4,925th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aperçu is a French masculine noun meaning “glance, glimpse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of apercevoir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Vue d’ensemble, exposé succinct d’un sujet”.
What does aperçu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineglance, glimpse
- 2
masculineinsight, hint
L’avocat a donné au public un aperçu de la cause.
- 3
masculinerough estimate
Donnez-moi un aperçu des dépenses que j’aurai à faire.
- 4
masculinesketch, outline, summary
- 5
masculineview
- 6
masculineoverview
Ce que je vous dis là n’est qu’un aperçu de la question.
- 7
masculinepreview
Il y a dans cet ouvrage des aperçus très fins, mais rien n’est développé.
interjection
- 1
aye, aye
verb
- 1
past participle of apercevoir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vue d’ensemble, exposé succinct d’un sujet. 2. Réaction de l’autorité destinataire signifiant qu’elle a bien reçu et compris un message. 3. Prévisualisation d'un document avant de l'imprimer.
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 aperçu
- aperçus plural
- aperçue feminine
- aperçues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aperçu?
- /a.pɛʁ.sy/
- \a.pɛʁ.sy\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aperçu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aperçu in French?
aperçu appears 15 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).