Similar words
évident
Worth distinguishing — apparent often means "seeming, not necessarily real"; évident means clearly, genuinely true.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
aparente
aparente is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "apparent."
Portuguese
aparente
aparente is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "apparent."
Practice
1 What does apparent mean?
apparent
2 Fill the gap: Il était ___ qu'elle était contrariée.
Full sentence: Il était apparent qu'elle était contrariée. (It was apparent that she was upset.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches apparent?
apparent: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.