apocalyptique
\a.pɔ.ka.lip.tik\
The verdict
“apocalyptique” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #22,165 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #22,165
- frequency rank, French
- 13
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Relatif à l’Apocalypse.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apocalyptique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a.pɔ.ka.lip.tik\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #22,165 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apocalyptique” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for apocalyptique is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.pɔ.ka.lip.tik\. Corpus data places it at rank #22,165 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for apocalyptique, with forms such as "aopcalyptique", "apcoalyptique", and "apoaclyptique". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "apocalyptiques", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is apocalyptique, spelled A-P-O-C-A-L-Y-P-T-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Relatif à l’Apocalypse.
- 2Qui évoque l'apocalypse, la fin du monde, avec un air d'autorité.
- 3Propriété d'un nombre entier pour lequel l'écriture décimale de son exponentiation en base 2, contient dans sa séquence de chiffres, le nombre dit « de la Bête », à savoir le triple-6, "666".
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aopcalyptique,apcoalyptique,apoaclyptique,apocallyptique,apocalpytique,apocalypitque,apocalypptique,apocalyptiqeu,apocalyptiqque,apocalyptiuqe,apocalyptqiue,apocalypttique,apocalytpique,apocalyyptique,apocaylptique,apoccalyptique,apoclayptique,appocalyptique,paocalyptique
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apocalyptique - 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.
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.
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Using “apocalyptique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-P-O-C-A-L-Y-P-T-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.pɔ.ka.lip.tik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “apocalyptiques” - see the side-by-side comparison. apocalyptique vs apocalyptiques
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.