apparence
French, noun/a.pa.ʁɑ̃s/
apparence is spelled A-P-P-A-R-E-N-C-E (9 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written French, the 3,674th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apparence is a French feminine noun meaning “appearance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ce qui paraît extérieurement”.
What does apparence mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineappearance
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ce qui paraît extérieurement. 2. Marque, trace de quelque chose. 3. Désir de briller. 4. En particulier au pluriel
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of apparence
- apparences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce apparence?
- /a.pa.ʁɑ̃s/
- \a.pa.ʁɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to apparence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apparence in French?
apparence appears 21 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).