apôtre des nations

\a.po.tʁə dɛ na.sjɔ̃\

/\a.po.tʁə dɛ na.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“apôtre des nations” 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, saint Paul.

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

Where “apôtre des nations” sits in French frequency

apôtre des nations 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 nations is 18 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.po.tʁə dɛ na.sjɔ̃\. 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, saint Paul.".

No misspelling variants are generated for apôtre des nations in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is apôtre des nations, spelled A-P-Ô-T-R-E- -D-E-S- -N-A-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    (avec l'article défini l’) Paul de Tarse, 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 nations"?
"apôtre des nations" is spelled A-P-Ô-T-R-E- -D-E-S- -N-A-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a.po.tʁə dɛ na.sjɔ̃\.
What does "apôtre des nations" mean?
As a noun, "apôtre des nations" means: (avec l'article défini l’) Paul de Tarse, saint Paul.
How do you pronounce "apôtre des nations"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apôtre des nations" is \a.po.tʁə dɛ na.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apôtre des nations" come from?
"apôtre des nations" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “apôtre des nations”

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- -N-A-T-I-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.po.tʁə dɛ na.sjɔ̃\ (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