apoplectique
\a.pɔ.plɛk.tik\
The verdict
“apoplectique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a rapport à l’apoplexie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-apoplectique · apoplectique · French
apoplectique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | apoplectique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a.pɔ.plɛk.tik\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
apoplectique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.pɔ.plɛk.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
apoplectique doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is apoplectique, spelled A-P-O-P-L-E-C-T-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qui a rapport à l’apoplexie.
- 2Qui paraît menacé d’apoplexie ou qui en a eu des attaques.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how apoplectique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Symptôme apoplectique.
Le juez de letras, don Inigo tormentos Albaceyte, était un homme de quelque cinquante ans, petit et replet, à la face apoplectique.
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.