recherche appliquée
\ʁə.ʃɛʁʃ a.pli.ke\
The verdict
“recherche appliquée” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble des travaux expérimentaux ou théoriques entrepris en vue d'acquérir des connaissances nouvelles pour un but ou un objectif pratique déterminé.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recherche appliquée |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁə.ʃɛʁʃ a.pli.ke\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “recherche appliquée” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
recherche appliquée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.ʃɛʁʃ a.pli.ke\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble des travaux expérimentaux ou théoriques entrepris en vue d'acquérir des connaissances nouvelles pour un but ou un objectif pratique déterminé.".
recherche appliquée has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is recherche appliquée, spelled R-E-C-H-E-R-C-H-E- -A-P-P-L-I-Q-U-É-E.
Definition
- 1Ensemble des travaux expérimentaux ou théoriques entrepris en vue d'acquérir des connaissances nouvelles pour un but ou un objectif pratique déterminé.
Antonyms
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Using “recherche appliquée”
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- The one correct French spelling is R-E-C-H-E-R-C-H-E- -A-P-P-L-I-Q-U-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁə.ʃɛʁʃ a.pli.ke\ (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.