approcher

\a.pʁɔ.ʃe\

/\a.pʁɔ.ʃe\/ verb

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The verdict

“approcher” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #6,165 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#6,165
frequency rank, French
9
letters
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mettre proche, mettre près.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

approcher vs approches
89% similar
approcher vs approuver
78% similar
approcher vs approchez
89% similar

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

Key facts for approcher
PropertyValue
Headwordapprocher
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.pʁɔ.ʃe\
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,165
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “approcher” 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). approcher lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for approcher is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.pʁɔ.ʃe\. Corpus data places it at rank #6,165 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for approcher, with forms such as "apporcher", "apprcoher", and "approccher". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "approches", "approuver", "approchez", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is approcher, spelled A-P-P-R-O-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre proche, mettre près.
  2. 2
    Faire voir comme plus proche.
  3. 3
    Admettre dans sa familiarité, dans sa proximité.
  4. 4
    Se placer, se trouver auprès de quelqu’un.
  5. 5
    Avoir un accès libre et facile auprès de quelqu’un.
  6. 6
    Prendre langue, en parlant de quelqu'un.
  7. 7
    Déterminer approximativement.
  8. 8
    Devenir proche.
  9. 9
    Avancer (vers), arriver à proximité (de).
  10. 10
    Approcher du but.
  11. 11
    Avoir quelque convenance, quelque rapport, quelque parité, quelque ressemblance.
  12. 12
    Devenir proche.

This word in other languages

approach(English)acercar(Español)aproximar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apporcher,apprcoher,approccher,approcehr,approcherr,approchher,approchre,approhcer,apprrocher,aprocher,aprpocher,paprocher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of approcher - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apporcher2apprcoher2approccher1approcehr2approcherr1approchher1approchre2approhcer2
Edit distance from "approcher"

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 "approcher"?
"approcher" is spelled A-P-P-R-O-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pʁɔ.ʃe\.
What does "approcher" mean?
As a verb, "approcher" means: Mettre proche, mettre près.
What words are commonly confused with "approcher"?
"approcher" is commonly confused with "approches", "approuver", "approchez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "approcher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "approcher" is \a.pʁɔ.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "approcher" come from?
"approcher" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “approcher”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-P-P-R-O-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.pʁɔ.ʃe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “approches” - see the side-by-side comparison. approcher vs approches
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list