apocryphe
\a.pɔ.kʁif\
The verdict
“apocryphe” is an uncommon French word, ranked #50,061 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #50,061
- frequency rank, French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que l’Église ne tient pas pour canonique.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apocryphe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a.pɔ.kʁif\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #50,061 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apocryphe” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for apocryphe is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.pɔ.kʁif\. Corpus data places it at rank #50,061 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.
apocryphe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is apocryphe, spelled A-P-O-C-R-Y-P-H-E.
Definition
- 1Que l’Église ne tient pas pour canonique.
- 2Qualifie des écrits dont l’autorité est suspecte, des livres, des histoires dont l’authenticité n’est pas établie.
- 3Qualifie une information, une nouvelle dont on doute, à laquelle on ne peut guère ajouter foi.
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); 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 “apocryphe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-P-O-C-R-Y-P-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.pɔ.kʁif\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.