appendice

\a.pɛ̃.dis\

/\a.pɛ̃.dis\/ noun

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The verdict

“appendice” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #26,261 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#26,261
frequency rank, French
9
letters
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ce qui semble appendu, ajouté à une autre chose.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

appendice vs appendices
90% similar
appendice vs appendicite
82% similar

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

Key facts for appendice
PropertyValue
Headwordappendice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.pɛ̃.dis\
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,261
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “appendice” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). appendice lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for appendice is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.pɛ̃.dis\. Corpus data places it at rank #26,261 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for appendice, with forms such as "apendice", "apepndice", and "appednice". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "appendices", "appendicite", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is appendice, spelled A-P-P-E-N-D-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce qui semble appendu, ajouté à une autre chose.
  2. 2
    Texte ajouté à la fin d’un ouvrage et qui contient soit des remarques, soit des documents qui n’ont pas trouvé place dans l’ouvrage.
  3. 3
    Toute partie qui semble être une addition, qui sert de prolongement à un organe.
  4. 4
    Nom courant de l’appendice iléo-cæcal ou appendice vermiforme ou vermiculaire.
  5. 5
    Élément en saillie de la structure principale d’un véhicule spatial.
  6. 6
    Appendice de coque : tout accessoire qui dépasse de la forme générale de la coque : gouvernail, plan anti-dérive ou antiroulis, arbre, hélice, sonar, sondeur, loch à hélice ou à tube de Pitot, etc.
  7. 7
    Flèche rattachée à la bulle indiquant le personnage qui parle, ou ronds en ligne quand le personnage pense ou rêve.

This word in other languages

appendage(English)apéndice(Español)Anhang(Deutsch)apêndice(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apendice,apepndice,appednice,appendcie,appenddice,appendicce,appendiec,appenidce,appenndice,appnedice,papendice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of appendice - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apendice1apepndice2appednice2appendcie2appenddice1appendicce1appendiec2appenidce2
Edit distance from "appendice"

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 "appendice"?
"appendice" is spelled A-P-P-E-N-D-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pɛ̃.dis\.
What does "appendice" mean?
As a noun, "appendice" means: Ce qui semble appendu, ajouté à une autre chose.
What words are commonly confused with "appendice"?
"appendice" is commonly confused with "appendices", "appendicite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "appendice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "appendice" is \a.pɛ̃.dis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "appendice" come from?
"appendice" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “appendice”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-P-P-E-N-D-I-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.pɛ̃.dis\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “appendices” - see the side-by-side comparison. appendice vs appendices
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list