apple

\ˈæp.əl\

/\ˈæp.əl\/ noun

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The verdict

“apple” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #2,657) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#2,657
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pomme, fruit du pommier (Malus domestica).

Corpus desk

Index FR-apple · apple · French

apple · rank #2,657 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,657
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH allant

Nearest frequency peer: allant (-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.

Voisins de fréquence du confusable « apple »

Pairs de poids proche dans le corpus, séparés des confusables ci-dessous

corpus weight

What this shows Les barres placent « apple » face aux lemmes français les plus proches par rang, pas un reprint du bureau des confusables.

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).

apple vs apte
60% similar
apple vs apps
60% similar
apple vs âpre
40% similar

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

Key facts for apple
PropertyValue
Headwordapple
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈæp.əl\
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,657
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rang de corpus près des confusables de « apple »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.applese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « allant » (#2,656), « aurez » (#2,658), « zéro » (#2,655). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « apple » est au #2,657. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for apple is neighbouring look-alikes ("apte", "apps", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \ˈæp.əl\. Frequency #2,657 among 6,727 “A” headwords. 7 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for apple, with forms such as "aple", "aplpe", and "applle". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "apte", "apps", "âpre", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is apple, spelled A-P-P-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pomme, fruit du pommier (Malus domestica).
  2. 2
    Tout autre fruit qui ressemble à une pomme.
  3. 3
    Qui ressemble à une pomme.
  4. 4
    Qui ressemble à une pomme.
  5. 5
    Qui ressemble à une pomme.
  6. 6
    Pommier (Malus domestica), ou un autre arbre du genre Malus.
  7. 7
    Un amérindien ou personne à la peau rouge qui agit ou pense comme une personne blanche (caucasienne).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. All apples eaten ſoone after yͭ they be gathered, are cold, hard to digeſt, and do make ill and corrupted bloud, but being wel kept vntill yͤ next winter, or the year folowing, eatẽ [eaten] after meales, they are right holeſome, & doe confyrme the ſtomacke, & make good digeſtion, ſpecially if they be roſted or baked, […]
  2. I have so often heard Mr. Woodhouse recommend a baked apple. I believe it is the only way that Mr. Woodhouse thinks the fruit thoroughly wholesome. We have apple dumplings, however, very often. Patty makes an excellent apple-dumpling.

Synonyms

apple treemalus

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aple
  • aplpe
  • applle
  • paple

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apple - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aple1aplpe2applle1paple2
Edit distance from "apple"

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 "apple"?
"apple" is spelled A-P-P-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈæp.əl\.
What does "apple" mean?
As a noun, "apple" means: Pomme, fruit du pommier (Malus domestica).
What words are commonly confused with "apple"?
"apple" is commonly confused with "apte", "apps", "âpre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apple"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apple" is \ˈæp.əl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apple" come from?
"apple" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "apple", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aurez#2,658voile#2,653civil#2,665désir#2,670

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list