attrape
French, noun
attrape is spelled A-T-T-R-A-P-E (7 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written French, the 8,979th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Attrape is a French feminine noun meaning “trap (device designed to catch or kill animals)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of attraper. With an accent, attrapé is a different word: “past participle of attraper”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Piège pour prendre des animaux”.
What does attrape mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetrap (device designed to catch or kill animals)
- 2
femininedummy, mockup, decoy
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of attraper
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Piège pour prendre des animaux. 2. Objet destiné à tromper par une fausse apparence, soit pour amuser et par jeu, soit pour faire des dupes, ou tromperie, apparence trompeuse. 3. Corde pour amarrer le navire.
interjection: 1. Exclamation exprimée pour approuver la justesse d’un reproche qui vient d'être adressé à quelqu’un.
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.
Forms of attrape
- attrapes plural
- attrapée feminine
- attrapés masculine plural
- attrapées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to attrape
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is attrape in French?
attrape appears 6.8 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).