s’appeler
\s‿a.pə.le\
The verdict
“s’appeler” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Porter le nom de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-s-appeler · s’appeler · French
s’appeler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | s’appeler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \s‿a.pə.le\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « s’appeler » en français
Rare enough to double-check
s’appeler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \s‿a.pə.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Porter le nom de.".
s’appeler doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is s’appeler, spelled S-’-A-P-P-E-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Porter le nom de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how s’appeler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le grand jeune homme dégingandé, qui s’appelait Laurier, s’était apparemment institué chef en raison de sa position sociale et de ses aptitudes naturelles.
This word in other languages
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.