apprentif
\a.pʁɑ̃.tif\
The verdict
“apprentif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Variante de apprenti.
Corpus desk
Index FR-apprentif · apprentif · French
apprentif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | apprentif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.pʁɑ̃.tif\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « apprentif » en français
Rare enough to double-check
apprentif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.pʁɑ̃.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de apprenti.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for apprentif in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 apprentif, spelled A-P-P-R-E-N-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1Variante de apprenti.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how apprentif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les apprentifs marchands sont tenus d’accomplir le tems porté par les statuts ; néanmoins les enfans des marchands sont réputés avoir fait leur apprentissage lorsqu’ils ont demeuré actuellement en la maison de leur pere ou de leur mere, faisant profession de la même marchandise, jusqu’à dix-sept ans accomplis, selon la disposition de l’Ordonnance de 1673.
Chaque maître ne peut avoir qu’un apprentif à la fois, qu’il eſt tenu d’obliger pour cinq ans, & chaque apprentif, avant de ſe préſenter pour la maîtriſe, doit encore avoir ſervi les maîtres cinq autres années
Synonyms
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.