apoplectique
French, adjective\a.pɔ.plɛk.tik\
apoplectique is spelled A-P-O-P-L-E-C-T-I-Q-U-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written French, the 221,532nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apoplectique is a French adjective meaning “apoplectic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a rapport à l’apoplexie”.
What does apoplectique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
apoplectic
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a rapport à l’apoplexie. 2. Qui paraît menacé d’apoplexie ou qui en a eu des attaques.
noun: 1. Personnage atteint d’apoplexie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of apoplectique
- apoplectiques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce apoplectique?
- \a.pɔ.plɛk.tik\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is apoplectique in French?
apoplectique appears about once in every 49 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).