apôtre des Gentils

\a.po.tʁə dɛ ʒɑ̃.ti\

/\a.po.tʁə dɛ ʒɑ̃.ti\/ noun

The verdict

“apôtre des Gentils” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (avec l’article défini l’) Paul de Tarse, aussi appelé saint Paul.

Key facts for apôtre des Gentils
PropertyValue
Headwordapôtre des Gentils
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.po.tʁə dɛ ʒɑ̃.ti\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “apôtre des Gentils” sits in French frequency

apôtre des Gentils falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for apôtre des Gentils is 18 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.po.tʁə dɛ ʒɑ̃.ti\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(avec l’article défini l’) Paul de Tarse, aussi appelé saint Paul.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for apôtre des Gentils in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is apôtre des Gentils, spelled A-P-Ô-T-R-E- -D-E-S- -G-E-N-T-I-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    (avec l’article défini l’) Paul de Tarse, aussi appelé saint Paul.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apôtre des Gentils"?
"apôtre des Gentils" is spelled A-P-Ô-T-R-E- -D-E-S- -G-E-N-T-I-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a.po.tʁə dɛ ʒɑ̃.ti\.
What does "apôtre des Gentils" mean?
As a noun, "apôtre des Gentils" means: (avec l’article défini l’) Paul de Tarse, aussi appelé saint Paul.
How do you pronounce "apôtre des Gentils"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apôtre des Gentils" is \a.po.tʁə dɛ ʒɑ̃.ti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apôtre des Gentils" come from?
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Using “apôtre des Gentils”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-P-Ô-T-R-E- -D-E-S- -G-E-N-T-I-L-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.po.tʁə dɛ ʒɑ̃.ti\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list