approximer
\a.pʁɔk.si.me\
The verdict
“approximer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Être proche de, être très voisin de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-approximer · approximer · French
approximer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | approximer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.pʁɔk.si.me\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
approximer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.pʁɔk.si.me\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for approximer, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is approximer, spelled A-P-P-R-O-X-I-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Être proche de, être très voisin de.
- 2S'approcher.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how approximer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les données à approximer peuvent être présentées sous trois formes:..
Se simplifie ou s’approxime en la somme de Riemann de n rectangles tracés à partir des extrémités droites des sous-intervalles.
This word in other languages
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.