apud
\ˈa.pud\
The verdict
“apud” is uncommon French (frequency #62,045 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,045
- frequency rank, French
- 6,727
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Auprès de, à.
Corpus desk
Index FR-apud · apud · French
apud · rank #62,045 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,045
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,727
- PHOTO-FINISH appuyons
Nearest frequency peer: appuyons (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « apud »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- antitrust
antitrust
37,959 corpus weight
- apportèrent
apportèrent
37,958 corpus weight
- appuyons
appuyons
37,957 corpus weight
- apud
apud
37,956 corpus weight
- aquifères
aquifères
37,955 corpus weight
- Aquitain
Aquitain
37,954 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « apud » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apud |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \ˈa.pud\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #62,045 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « apud » en français
Rare enough to double-check
apud is uncommon French at frequency #62,045 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ˈa.pud\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for apud in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is apud, spelled A-P-U-D.
Definition
- 1Auprès de, à.
- 2Près de, chez.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how apud appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mi miris, ke mi ne aŭdas la iradon de mia poŝa horloĝo, kiun mi ĉiam metas apud mia lito sur la noktan tableton, kaj mi eltiris mian manon por preni alumetojn, sed mia mano tuj frapiĝis je ia mureto.
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.
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