The word "frappier" is derived from the French verb "frapper," meaning "to strike." In IPA phonetic transcription, it is spelled /fʁa.pje/. The "fr" sound is pronounced as a voiced bilabial fricative, while the "a" is a short vowel sound. The "p" is an unaspirated voiceless bilabial stop, followed by a palatal glide denoted by "j," and the final "e" is a schwa sound. In English, the word is typically pronounced as "frap-i-er."