appeler l’attention

\a.pə.le l‿a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\

/\a.pə.le l‿a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\/ verb

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.

Key facts for appeler l’attention
PropertyValue
Headwordappeler l’attention
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.pə.le l‿a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « appeler l’attention » en français

appeler l’attentionreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Attirer le regard, susciter la curiosité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "appeler l’attention"?
"appeler l’attention" is spelled A-P-P-E-L-E-R- -L-’-A-T-T-E-N-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pə.le l‿a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\.
What does "appeler l’attention" mean?
As a verb, "appeler l’attention" means: Attirer le regard, susciter la curiosité.
How do you pronounce "appeler l’attention"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "appeler l’attention" is \a.pə.le l‿a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list