âprement
French, adverb/a.pʁə.mɑ̃/
âprement is spelled Â-P-R-E-M-E-N-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 47,227th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Âprement is a French adverb meaning “bitterly, harshly, fiercely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Avec âpreté, d'une manière âpre”.
What does âprement mean in English?
adverb
- 1
bitterly, harshly, fiercely
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Avec âpreté, d'une manière âpre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce âprement?
- /a.pʁə.mɑ̃/
- /ɑ.pʁə.mɑ̃/
- \ɑ.pʁə.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to âprement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is âprement in French?
âprement appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).