appeler l’attention
\a.pə.le l‿a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“appeler l’attention” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attirer le regard, susciter la curiosité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-appeler-l-attention · appeler l’attention · French
appeler l’attention · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | appeler l’attention |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.pə.le l‿a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « appeler l’attention » en français
Rare enough to double-check
appeler l’attention is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.pə.le l‿a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Attirer le regard, susciter la curiosité.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for appeler l’attention in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is appeler l’attention, spelled A-P-P-E-L-E-R- -L-’-A-T-T-E-N-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Attirer le regard, susciter la curiosité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how appeler l’attention appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je n’ose me retourner, de peur d’appeler l’attention.
Synonyms
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.