point d’appui

\pwɛ̃ d‿a.pɥi\

/\pwɛ̃ d‿a.pɥi\/ noun

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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 May 6, 2026) - Endroit sur lequel un objet ou une action prend appui.

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)

Where “point d’appui” sits in French frequency

point d’appui falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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.

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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Using “point d’appui”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-I-N-T- -D-’-A-P-P-U-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pwɛ̃ d‿a.pɥi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list