attrape
\a.tʁap\
The verdict
“attrape” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #10,995 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,995
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Piège pour prendre des animaux.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | attrape |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.tʁap\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #10,995 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “attrape” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for attrape is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.tʁap\. Corpus data places it at rank #10,995 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for attrape, with forms such as "atrape", "atrtape", and "attarpe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "attraper", "attrapent", "attrait", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is attrape, spelled A-T-T-R-A-P-E.
Definition
- 1Piège pour prendre des animaux.
- 2Objet destiné à tromper par une fausse apparence, soit pour amuser et par jeu, soit pour faire des dupes, ou tromperie, apparence trompeuse.
- 3Corde pour amarrer le navire.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: atrape,atrtape,attarpe,attraep,attrappe,attrpae,attrrape,tatrape
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of attrape - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “attrape”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-T-T-R-A-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.tʁap\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “attraper” - see the side-by-side comparison. attrape vs attraper
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.