appui-pied

\a.pɥi.pje\

/\a.pɥi.pje\/ noun

The verdict

“appui-pied” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Siège bas pour poser le pied.

Corpus desk

Index FR-appui-pied · appui-pied · French

appui-pied · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for appui-pied
PropertyValue
Headwordappui-pied
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.pɥi.pje\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « appui-pied » en français

appui-piedreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

appui-pied is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.pɥi.pje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Siège bas pour poser le pied.".

appui-pied doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is appui-pied, spelled A-P-P-U-I---P-I-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Siège bas pour poser le pied.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "appui-pied"?
"appui-pied" is spelled A-P-P-U-I---P-I-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pɥi.pje\.
What does "appui-pied" mean?
As a noun, "appui-pied" means: Siège bas pour poser le pied.
How do you pronounce "appui-pied"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "appui-pied" is \a.pɥi.pje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "appui-pied" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list