rape

\ʁap\

/\ʁap\/ verb

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The verdict

“rape” is an uncommon French word, ranked #51,694 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#51,694
frequency rank, French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de raper.

Key facts for rape
PropertyValue
Headwordrape
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁap\
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,694
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rape” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rape lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for rape is 4 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁap\. Corpus data places it at rank #51,694 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rape, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is rape, spelled R-A-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de raper.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de raper.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de raper.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de raper.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de raper.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rape"?
"rape" is spelled R-A-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁap\.
What does "rape" mean?
As a verb, "rape" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de raper.
How do you pronounce "rape"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rape" is \ʁap\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rape" come from?
"rape" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “rape”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-A-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁap\ (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