appointer
\a.pwɛ̃.te\
The verdict
“appointer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rétribuer par appointements.
Corpus desk
Index FR-appointer · appointer · French
appointer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | appointer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.pwɛ̃.te\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « appointer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
appointer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.pwɛ̃.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for appointer, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 appointer, spelled A-P-P-O-I-N-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Rétribuer par appointements.
- 2Nommer à un poste.
- 3Régler par un appointement en justice.
- 4Tailler en pointe.
- 5Réunir bout à bout, pointe à pointe, par un fil deux pièces d’étoffe, deux morceaux de cuir.
- 6Fouler, plier.
- 7Se terminer en pointe.
- 8S'aiguiser ; s'aviver.
- 9S'unir, se rapprocher
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how appointer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Appointer un commis.
À Londres, les Anglais mènent une vie britannique et appointent comme des fonctionnaires les corbeaux de la Tour de Londres.
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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.