apeurer

\a.pœ.ʁe\

/\a.pœ.ʁe\/ verb

The verdict

“apeurer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire peur, effrayer, effaroucher.

Corpus desk

Index FR-apeurer · apeurer · French

apeurer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for apeurer
PropertyValue
Headwordapeurer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.pœ.ʁe\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « apeurer » en français

apeurersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

apeurer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.pœ.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faire peur, effrayer, effaroucher.".

Zero misspellings are on record for apeurer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is apeurer, spelled A-P-E-U-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire peur, effrayer, effaroucher.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apeurer"?
"apeurer" is spelled A-P-E-U-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pœ.ʁe\.
What does "apeurer" mean?
As a verb, "apeurer" means: Faire peur, effrayer, effaroucher.
How do you pronounce "apeurer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apeurer" is \a.pœ.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apeurer" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list