apprécier

\a.pʁe.sje\

/\a.pʁe.sje\/ verb

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The verdict

“apprécier” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,734
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déterminer ; estimer ; ressentir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-apprecier · apprécier · French

apprécier · rank #3,734 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,734
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH amateurs

Nearest frequency peer: amateurs (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « apprécier »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « apprécier » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

apprécier vs approcher
78% similar
apprécier vs appréciez
89% similar
apprécier vs apprécies
89% similar

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

Key facts for apprécier
PropertyValue
Headwordapprécier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.pʁe.sje\
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,734
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « apprécier »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).apprécierse 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 « amateurs » (#3,733), « arrivés » (#3,735), « agricoles » (#3,732). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « apprécier » est au #3,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around apprécier (IPA \a.pʁe.sje\), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,734 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for apprécier, with forms such as "apprcéier", "apprecier", and "apprrécier". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "approcher", "appréciez", "apprécies", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is apprécier, spelled A-P-P-R-É-C-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Déterminer ; estimer ; ressentir.
  2. 2
    Estimer, évaluer, fixer la valeur ou le prix.
  3. 3
    Avoir suffisamment de clairvoyance pour reconnaître la valeur de.
  4. 4
    Tenir en estime, en parlant d’une personne ou d’une chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette boutique de lingerie se trouve à l’angle de la rue d’Auron et la rue des Arènes, soit deux fois plus d’espace vitrine pour apprécier les modèles ultra-glamour.
  2. Il n'était certes pas entré pour apprécier la fraîcheur des œufs de l'établissement, mais il n'eut aucune peine à jouer son rôle de déjeuneur, car la marche matinale qu'il venait de faire lui avait donné de l'appétit.

Synonyms

aimerrespecter

This word in other languages

appreciate(English)tasar(Español)würdigen(Deutsch)estimar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apprcéier
  • apprecier
  • apprrécier
  • appréccier
  • appréceir
  • apprécierr
  • apprécire
  • appréicer
  • appércier
  • aprpécier
  • aprécier
  • paprécier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apprécier - 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.

apprcéier2apprecier1apprrécier1appréccier1appréceir2apprécierr1apprécire2appréicer2
Edit distance from "apprécier"

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 "apprécier"?
"apprécier" is spelled A-P-P-R-É-C-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pʁe.sje\.
What does "apprécier" mean?
As a verb, "apprécier" means: Déterminer ; estimer ; ressentir.
What words are commonly confused with "apprécier"?
"apprécier" is commonly confused with "approcher", "appréciez", "apprécies". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apprécier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apprécier" is \a.pʁe.sje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apprécier" come from?
"apprécier" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

agricoles#3,732attendais#3,736africains#3,731cherchent#3,740

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

constate12 variantsDominique12 variantsrespecte12 variantsparaître12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list