apparence

\a.pa.ʁɑ̃s\

/\a.pa.ʁɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“apparence” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,659. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,659
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ce qui paraît extérieurement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-apparence · apparence · French

apparence · rank #3,659 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,659
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH annuel

Nearest frequency peer: annuel (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « apparence »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « apparence » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

apparence vs apparent
78% similar
apparence vs apprenne
78% similar
apparence vs apparents
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for apparence
PropertyValue
Headwordapparence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.pa.ʁɑ̃s\
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,659
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « apparence »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).apparencese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « annuel » (#3,658), « autrefois » (#3,660), « alimentaire » (#3,657). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « apparence » est au #3,659. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around apparence (IPA \a.pa.ʁɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,659 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for apparence, with forms such as "apaprence", "aparence", and "appaernce". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "apparent", "apprenne", "apparents", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is apparence, spelled A-P-P-A-R-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce qui paraît extérieurement.
  2. 2
    Marque, trace de quelque chose.
  3. 3
    Désir de briller.
  4. 4
    Désir de briller.
  5. 5
    Vraisemblance, probabilité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le lissage après peignage donne une apparence plus flatteuse à la laine.
  2. Aussi rien n'est-il plus naturel que de voir des policiers […] prendre, pour ne pas effaroucher leur proie, l'apparence des gars qu'ils ont la mission d'appréhender.

Synonyms

airallure

This word in other languages

appearance(English)apariencia(Español)Erscheinung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apaprence
  • aparence
  • appaernce
  • apparecne
  • apparencce
  • apparenec
  • apparennce
  • apparnece
  • apparrence
  • appraence
  • paparence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apparence - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apaprence2aparence1appaernce2apparecne2apparencce1apparenec2apparennce1apparnece2
Edit distance from "apparence"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apparence"?
"apparence" is spelled A-P-P-A-R-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pa.ʁɑ̃s\.
What does "apparence" mean?
As a noun, "apparence" means: Ce qui paraît extérieurement.
What words are commonly confused with "apparence"?
"apparence" is commonly confused with "apparent", "apprenne", "apparents". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apparence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apparence" is \a.pa.ʁɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apparence" come from?
"apparence" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "apparence", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

autrefois#3,660voyageurs#3,652doucement#3,673poursuite#3,634

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

chaînes11 variantsclinique11 variantsconnaissez11 variantstournage11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list