appareil ménager

\a.pa.ʁɛj me.na.ʒe\

/\a.pa.ʁɛj me.na.ʒe\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Matériel utilisé pour préparer ou cuisiner des aliments ou pour l’entretien domestique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-appareil-menager · appareil ménager · French

appareil ménager · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 ménager
PropertyValue
Headwordappareil ménager
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.pa.ʁɛj me.na.ʒe\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « appareil ménager » en français

appareil ménagerreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

appareil ménager is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.pa.ʁɛj me.na.ʒe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Matériel utilisé pour préparer ou cuisiner des aliments ou pour l’entretien domestique.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for appareil ménager, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is appareil ménager, spelled A-P-P-A-R-E-I-L- -M-É-N-A-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Matériel utilisé pour préparer ou cuisiner des aliments ou pour l’entretien domestique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les femmes devraient, effectivement, pouvoir prendre en charge leur corps. Le connaître d’abord, puis le surveiller pour qu’il reste en forme. On entretient bien sa voiture ou ses appareils ménagers. Notre corps, c’est quand même ce qui nous permet d’exister !
  2. Et quand je rentrai dans la maison, dans la cuisine éclairée comme en plein jour, avec ses appareils ménagers si utiles et rassurants, j'eus peur de la lumière.

This word in other languages

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 ménager"?
"appareil ménager" is spelled A-P-P-A-R-E-I-L- -M-É-N-A-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pa.ʁɛj me.na.ʒe\.
What does "appareil ménager" mean?
As a noun, "appareil ménager" means: Matériel utilisé pour préparer ou cuisiner des aliments ou pour l’entretien domestique.
How do you pronounce "appareil ménager"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "appareil ménager" is \a.pa.ʁɛj me.na.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "appareil ménager" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list