appareil de mesure

\a.pa.ʁɛj də mə.zyʁ\

/\a.pa.ʁɛj də mə.zyʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“appareil de mesure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Appareil servant à mesurer une grandeur appelée mesurande (masse, longueur, etc.), l’opération ainsi réalisée étant appelée le mesurage.

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Index FR-appareil-de-mesure · appareil de mesure · French

appareil de mesure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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.

Key facts for appareil de mesure
PropertyValue
Headwordappareil de mesure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.pa.ʁɛj də mə.zyʁ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « appareil de mesure » en français

appareil de mesuren'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

appareil de mesure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.pa.ʁɛj də mə.zyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Appareil servant à mesurer une grandeur appelée mesurande (masse, longueur, etc.), l’opération ainsi réalisée étant appelée le mesurage.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for appareil de mesure, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is appareil de mesure, spelled A-P-P-A-R-E-I-L- -D-E- -M-E-S-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Appareil servant à mesurer une grandeur appelée mesurande (masse, longueur, etc.), l’opération ainsi réalisée étant appelée le mesurage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how appareil de mesure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Avec la pénurie d’énergie qui menace, les ventes d’appareils de mesure de la consommation électrique ont explosé.

Synonyms

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 "appareil de mesure"?
"appareil de mesure" is spelled A-P-P-A-R-E-I-L- -D-E- -M-E-S-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pa.ʁɛj də mə.zyʁ\.
What does "appareil de mesure" mean?
As a noun, "appareil de mesure" means: Appareil servant à mesurer une grandeur appelée mesurande (masse, longueur, etc.), l’opération ainsi réalisée étant appelée le mesurage.
How do you pronounce "appareil de mesure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "appareil de mesure" is \a.pa.ʁɛj də mə.zyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "appareil de mesure" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list