s’appuyer

\s‿a.pɥi.je\

/\s‿a.pɥi.je\/ verb

The verdict

“s’appuyer” 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) - Forme pronominale de appuyer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-s-appuyer · s’appuyer · French

s’appuyer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for s’appuyer
PropertyValue
Headwords’appuyer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\s‿a.pɥi.je\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « s’appuyer » en français

s’appuyersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

s’appuyer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \s‿a.pɥi.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme pronominale de appuyer.".

s’appuyer has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 s’appuyer, spelled S-’-A-P-P-U-Y-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forme pronominale de appuyer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how s’appuyer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On voit dès lors qu'il n'est point indifférent de représenter une coquille d'une manière ou d'une autre, et qu'il importe au zoologiste ou au paléontologue de donner aux géologues des points de comparaison sur lesquels ceux-ci puissent s'appuyer pour reconnaître l'état des couches à l'instant où les êtres qui y sont enfermés ont été recouvert de nouveaux…
  2. Pourtant ils se mettaient à tirer en écartant le camarade mort qui les empêchait de s’appuyer au parapet, comme trois heures plus tôt ils en avaient écarté un autre pour casser la croûte.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "s’appuyer"?
"s’appuyer" is spelled S-’-A-P-P-U-Y-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \s‿a.pɥi.je\.
What does "s’appuyer" mean?
As a verb, "s’appuyer" means: Forme pronominale de appuyer.
How do you pronounce "s’appuyer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "s’appuyer" is \s‿a.pɥi.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "s’appuyer" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list