apophthegme
\a.pɔf.tɛɡm\
The verdict
“apophthegme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de apophtegme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-apophthegme · apophthegme · French
apophthegme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | apophthegme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.pɔf.tɛɡm\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
apophthegme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.pɔf.tɛɡm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de apophtegme.".
Zero misspellings are on record for apophthegme in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is apophthegme, spelled A-P-O-P-H-T-H-E-G-M-E.
Definition
- 1Variante de apophtegme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how apophthegme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’auteur s’interroge sur le parallélisme surprenant qui existe entre un passage de la troisième lettre de Pacôme et l’apophthegme d’Isidore IX, sachant qu’Isidore a vécu deux générations après Pacôme.
— Vous avez raison, dit madame Marneffe que cette crise effrayait et qui ne se souvenait plus d’avoir émis cet apophthegme.
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.