apostrophe
The verdict
“apostrophe” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #35,808 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #35,808
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
Dominant Wiktionary sense: Interpellation brusque, souvent pour un propos dénigrant, un reproche ou une pure insulte ou injure.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apostrophe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.pɔs.tʁɔf\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #35,808 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apostrophe” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for apostrophe is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.pɔs.tʁɔf\. Corpus data places it at rank #35,808 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for apostrophe, with forms such as "aopstrophe", "aposrtophe", and "aposstrophe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "apostrophes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is apostrophe, spelled A-P-O-S-T-R-O-P-H-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Interpellation brusque, souvent pour un propos dénigrant, un reproche ou une pure insulte ou injure.
- 2Figure de style par laquelle un orateur interpelle brusquement soit des personnages morts, des vivants absents ou présents, soit même des choses qu’il personnifie.
- 3Élément désignant les allocutaires pour indiquer à qui s’adresse le reste de la phrase ou la suite du discours.
- 4Élément désignant les allocutaires pour indiquer à qui s’adresse le reste de la phrase ou la suite du discours.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aopstrophe,aposrtophe,aposstrophe,apostorphe,apostrohpe,apostropeh,apostrophhe,apostropphe,apostrpohe,apostrrophe,aposttrophe,apotsrophe,appostrophe,apsotrophe,paostrophe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apostrophe — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "apostrophe"
Frequency rank: #35,808 in French
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Using “apostrophe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-P-O-S-T-R-O-P-H-E — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.pɔs.tʁɔf\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “apostrophes” — see the side-by-side comparison. apostrophe vs apostrophes
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Nearby French words
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