point d’appui

\pwɛ̃ d‿a.pɥi\

/\pwɛ̃ d‿a.pɥi\/ noun

The verdict

“point d’appui” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Endroit sur lequel un objet ou une action prend appui.

Corpus desk

Index FR-point-d-appui · point d’appui · French

point d’appui · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for point d’appui
PropertyValue
Headwordpoint d’appui
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pwɛ̃ d‿a.pɥi\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « point d’appui » en français

point d’appuin'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

point d’appui is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwɛ̃ d‿a.pɥi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

point d’appui doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is point d’appui, spelled P-O-I-N-T- -D-’-A-P-P-U-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Endroit sur lequel un objet ou une action prend appui.
  2. 2
    Point de canevas utilisé pour effectuer des traitements permettant de corriger les défauts géométriques des images.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how point d’appui appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Je ne souffrirais pas qu’on m’y fit le moindre changement, et, si on me le démolissait, je sentirais comme l’effondrement d’un point d’appui que rien ne me revaudrait plus.
  2. La ferme Navarin, les buttes de Souain, du mont Muret, de Tahure et du Mesnil, les villages de Tahure, Ripont, Rouvroy, Cernay-en-Dormois, Servon-Melzicourt, organisés en points d'appui et opiniâtrement défendus par l'ennemi, ont été conquis de haute lutte dans la première journée de la bataille.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "point d’appui"?
"point d’appui" is spelled P-O-I-N-T- -D-’-A-P-P-U-I. The IPA pronunciation is \pwɛ̃ d‿a.pɥi\.
What does "point d’appui" mean?
As a noun, "point d’appui" means: Endroit sur lequel un objet ou une action prend appui.
How do you pronounce "point d’appui"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "point d’appui" is \pwɛ̃ d‿a.pɥi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "point d’appui" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list