appearance
\ə.ˈpɪɹ.əns\
The verdict
“appearance” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apparition.
Corpus desk
Index FR-appearance · appearance · French
appearance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | appearance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ə.ˈpɪɹ.əns\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
appearance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ə.ˈpɪɹ.əns\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for appearance, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 appearance, spelled A-P-P-E-A-R-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Apparition.
- 2Apparence, air.
- 3Allure, aspect.
- 4Parution.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how appearance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The appearance of the archangel Gabriel.
The appearance of the rock band on stage.
Antonyms
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.