apparents

\a.pa.ʁɑ̃\

/\a.pa.ʁɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“apparents” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,705. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,705
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de apparent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-apparents · apparents · French

apparents · rank #36,705 · 12 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,705
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH apparaissaient

Nearest frequency peer: apparaissaient (-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 « apparents »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « apparents » 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).

apparents vs apprends
78% similar
apparents vs apprenti
78% similar
apparents vs apprentis
78% similar

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

Key facts for apparents
PropertyValue
Headwordapparents
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.pa.ʁɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,705
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « apparents »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).apparentsse 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 « apparaissaient » (#36,704), « apparenté » (#36,706), « apiculture » (#36,703). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « apparents » est au #36,705. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around apparents (IPA \a.pa.ʁɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #36,705 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de apparent.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for apparents, with forms such as "apaprents", "aparents", and "appaernts". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "apprends", "apprenti", "apprentis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is apparents, spelled A-P-P-A-R-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de apparent.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apaprents
  • aparents
  • appaernts
  • apparennts
  • apparenst
  • apparentss
  • apparentts
  • apparetns
  • apparnets
  • apparrents
  • appraents
  • paparents

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apparents - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apaprents2aparents1appaernts2apparennts1apparenst2apparentss1apparentts1apparetns2
Edit distance from "apparents"

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 "apparents"?
"apparents" is spelled A-P-P-A-R-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pa.ʁɑ̃\.
What does "apparents" mean?
As an adjective, "apparents" means: Masculin pluriel de apparent.
What words are commonly confused with "apparents"?
"apparents" is commonly confused with "apprends", "apprenti", "apprentis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apparents"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apparents" 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 "apparents" come from?
"apparents" 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 "apparents", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

apparenté#36,706assujetti#36,707alcoolisé#36,696afférents#36,691

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

albatros12 variantsBadinter12 variantsBaléares12 variantsberlines12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list