apprentisse
\a.pʁɑ̃.tis\
The verdict
“apprentisse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ou Variante de apprentie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-apprentisse · apprentisse · French
apprentisse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | apprentisse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.pʁɑ̃.tis\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « apprentisse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
apprentisse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.pʁɑ̃.tis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ou Variante de apprentie.".
apprentisse has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is apprentisse, spelled A-P-P-R-E-N-T-I-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1ou Variante de apprentie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how apprentisse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Telles étaient les deux importantes corporations des grainiers et des poissonniers de Paris. Le règlement des premiers, établi par Louis XIV en 1678 et qui reste en vigueur jusqu’à la suppression des corporations, mentionne à tous ses articles « les maîtres et maîtresses, marchands et marchandes, grainiers et grainières, apprentis et apprentisses ».
On croise encore le féminin apprentisses dans le Tableau de la communauté des maîtresses bonnetières, faiseuses et marchandes de modes, plumassières et coiffeuses de la ville et faubourgs de Rouen, 1787, ADSM, fonds des corporations, 5 Ep. 161/4.
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.