apparent

\a.pa.ʁɑ̃\

/\a.pa.ʁɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“apparent” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,545
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est visible, évident, manifeste.

Corpus desk

Index FR-apparent · apparent · French

apparent · rank #16,545 · 10 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,545
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH amère

Nearest frequency peer: amère (-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 « apparent »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « apparent » 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).

apparent vs appart
75% similar
apparent vs apprend
75% similar
apparent vs apparut
75% similar

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

Key facts for apparent
PropertyValue
Headwordapparent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.pa.ʁɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,545
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « apparent »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).apparentse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « amère » (#16,544), « apprit » (#16,546), « Amir » (#16,543). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « apparent » est au #16,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around apparent (IPA \a.pa.ʁɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,545 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for apparent, with forms such as "apaprent", "aparent", and "appaernt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "appart", "apprend", "apparut", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is apparent, spelled A-P-P-A-R-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est visible, évident, manifeste.
  2. 2
    Qui n’est pas tel qu’il paraît être.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Se placer à l’endroit le plus apparent.
  2. Il y a des procédés pour rendre plus apparente l’écriture des vieux manuscrits.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apaprent
  • aparent
  • appaernt
  • apparennt
  • apparentt
  • apparetn
  • apparnet
  • apparrent
  • appraent
  • paparent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apparent - 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.

apaprent2aparent1appaernt2apparennt1apparentt1apparetn2apparnet2apparrent1
Edit distance from "apparent"

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 "apparent"?
"apparent" is spelled A-P-P-A-R-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pa.ʁɑ̃\.
What does "apparent" mean?
As an adjective, "apparent" means: Qui est visible, évident, manifeste.
What words are commonly confused with "apparent"?
"apparent" is commonly confused with "appart", "apprend", "apparut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apparent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apparent" is \a.pa.ʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apparent" come from?
"apparent" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list