rapetisser

\ʁap.ti.se\

/\ʁap.ti.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“rapetisser” is uncommon French (frequency #84,221 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,221
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rendre ou faire paraître plus petit.

Key facts for rapetisser
PropertyValue
Headwordrapetisser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁap.ti.se\
Letters10
Frequency rank#84,221
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rapetisser” 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). rapetisser lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

rapetisser is uncommon French at frequency #84,221 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁap.ti.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for rapetisser in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is rapetisser, spelled R-A-P-E-T-I-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre ou faire paraître plus petit.
  2. 2
    Rabaisser.
  3. 3
    Devenir plus petit.
  4. 4
    Devenir plus petit.
  5. 5
    Se donner moins de valeur qu’on n’en a réellement.

Synonyms

rétrécirapetisserse rabaisser

This word in other languages

shrink(English)achicar(Español)verkleinern(Deutsch)

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 "rapetisser"?
"rapetisser" is spelled R-A-P-E-T-I-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁap.ti.se\.
What does "rapetisser" mean?
As a verb, "rapetisser" means: Rendre ou faire paraître plus petit.
How do you pronounce "rapetisser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rapetisser" is \ʁap.ti.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rapetisser" come from?
"rapetisser" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “rapetisser”

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

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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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