appointement

\a.pwɛ̃t.mɑ̃\

/\a.pwɛ̃t.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“appointement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jugement interlocutoire dans lequel le juge ordonnait que les parties produisent par écrit leurs informations sur les points qui n’avaient pu être suffisamment éclaircis à l’audience.

Corpus desk

Index FR-appointement · appointement · French

appointement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for appointement
PropertyValue
Headwordappointement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.pwɛ̃t.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « appointement » en français

appointementn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

appointement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.pwɛ̃t.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for appointement, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is appointement, spelled A-P-P-O-I-N-T-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jugement interlocutoire dans lequel le juge ordonnait que les parties produisent par écrit leurs informations sur les points qui n’avaient pu être suffisamment éclaircis à l’audience.
  2. 2
    Rétribution fixe attachée à une place, à un emploi surtout public, et payée à des époques régulières.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Appointement en droit, ordre aux parties de produire par écrit.
  2. Appointement à mettre, ordre aux parties de mettre leurs pièces sur le bureau.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "appointement"?
"appointement" is spelled A-P-P-O-I-N-T-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pwɛ̃t.mɑ̃\.
What does "appointement" mean?
As a noun, "appointement" means: Jugement interlocutoire dans lequel le juge ordonnait que les parties produisent par écrit leurs informations sur les points qui n’avaient pu être suffisamment éclaircis à l’audience.
How do you pronounce "appointement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "appointement" is \a.pwɛ̃t.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "appointement" come from?
"appointement" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list