appréhensible
\a.pʁe.ɑ̃.sibl\
The verdict
“appréhensible” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut être compris.
Corpus desk
Index FR-apprehensible · appréhensible · French
appréhensible · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | appréhensible |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a.pʁe.ɑ̃.sibl\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
appréhensible is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.pʁe.ɑ̃.sibl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui peut être compris.".
Zero misspellings are on record for appréhensible in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is appréhensible, spelled A-P-P-R-É-H-E-N-S-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui peut être compris.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how appréhensible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sans doute, est-ce dû au fait que le Moyen Âge n’est pas une période facilement appréhensible : longtemps définie uniquement en négatif par rapport aux époques l’ayant précédé ou suivi, couvrant dix siècles, on la divise généralement en trois, distinguant le haut Moyen Âge (Vᵉ-Xᵉ siècle) du Moyen Âge classique (XIᵉ-XIIIᵉ siècle) et du bas Moyen Âge (XIVᵉ-…
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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.