apprêt

Name: apprêt, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\a.pʁɛ\

/\a.pʁɛ\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“apprêt” is uncommon French (frequency #57,752 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,752
frequency rank, French: 424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action d’apprêter ou de préparer. Note d’usage : Ce terme est généralement utilisé au pluriel.

Key facts for apprêt
Property	Value
Headword	apprêt
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\a.pʁɛ\
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#57,752
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “apprêt” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). apprêt lands here:

#57,752

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

apprêt is uncommon French at frequency #57,752 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.pʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for apprêt, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is apprêt, spelled A-P-P-R-Ê-T.

Definition

1
Action d’apprêter ou de préparer. Note d’usage : Ce terme est généralement utilisé au pluriel.
2
Manière dont on apprête certaines matières, les cuirs, les étoffes, les toiles ; opération par laquelle on les transforme en vue de l’usage et de la vente.
3
Assaisonnement des mets.
4
Substances, matières qui servent à apprêter.
5
Mélange de chaux et de colle pour blanchir la toile avant de la peindre.
6
Préparation spéciale de couleurs pour peindre sur verre.
7
Affectation dans les manières, dans le langage, dans le style.
8
Torsion donnée aux fils de grège par le moulinage.
9
Petit coin de bois qu'utilisent les tonneliers pour serrer les diverses pièces de bois d'un tonneau.

Synonyms

préparatif

This word in other languages

preparations(English)

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 "apprêt"?

"apprêt" is spelled A-P-P-R-Ê-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pʁɛ\.

What does "apprêt" mean?

As a noun, "apprêt" means: Action d’apprêter ou de préparer. Note d’usage : Ce terme est généralement utilisé au pluriel.

How do you pronounce "apprêt"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apprêt" is \a.pʁɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "apprêt" come from?

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Using “apprêt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is A-P-P-R-Ê-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \a.pʁɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.