apicale
French, adjective/a.pi.kal/
apicale is spelled A-P-I-C-A-L-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written French, the 89,528th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apicale is a French feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of apical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Féminin singulier de apical”.
What does apicale mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of apical
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Consonne qui s’articule avec l’apex (pointe) de la langue.
adjective: 1. Féminin singulier de apical.
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 apicale
- apicales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce apicale?
- /a.pi.kal/
- \a.pi.kal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is apicale in French?
apicale appears about once in every 7 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).