# Ampel vs appel

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ampel
*noun · IPA [ˈampl̩] · frequency rank #7,435*
(kleinere, schalenförmige) von der Decke hängende Lampe

### appel
*noun · IPA [ˈɑpəɫ] · frequency rank #25,889*
Apfel

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ampel-vs-appel