apocope
\a.pɔ.kɔp\
The verdict
“apocope” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Élision d’un ou plusieurs phonèmes en fin de mot.
Corpus desk
Index FR-apocope · apocope · French
apocope · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apocope |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.pɔ.kɔp\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « apocope » en français
Rare enough to double-check
apocope is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.pɔ.kɔp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for apocope in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is apocope, spelled A-P-O-C-O-P-E.
Definition
- 1Élision d’un ou plusieurs phonèmes en fin de mot.
- 2Élision d’un ou plusieurs phonèmes en fin de mot.
- 3Élision d’un ou plusieurs phonèmes en fin de mot.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how apocope appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les mots ciné et cinéma sont formés par apocope à partir du mot cinématographe.
Autre apocope non moins inadmissible : ru pour ruisseau.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.