en apparence
\ɑ̃n‿a.pa.ʁɑ̃s\
The verdict
“en apparence” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extérieurement ; autant qu’on peut en juger d’après ce qui paraît.
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Index FR-en-apparence · en apparence · French
en apparence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | en apparence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃n‿a.pa.ʁɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
en apparence is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃n‿a.pa.ʁɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Extérieurement ; autant qu’on peut en juger d’après ce qui paraît.".
en apparence has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is en apparence, spelled E-N- -A-P-P-A-R-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Extérieurement ; autant qu’on peut en juger d’après ce qui paraît.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en apparence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En apparence, ce turbulent apôtre des lumières fait contraste avec ses ancêtres confits en dévotion et abondants en patenôtres. Dès qu'on le regarde mieux, on retrouve vite chez lui la tare habsbourgeoise […].
Dieudonné Djonabaye n'a rien en apparence d'un foudre de guerre. Calme et débonnaire, une corpulence de bon vivant dont la lourdeur est accentuée par des difficultés à se déplacer, rien en lui ne trahit un bagarreur constamment sur la brèche.
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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.