Which to use
“apel” and “appel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,710
- “apel” frequency rank
- #25,889
- “appel” frequency rank
- 74599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apel | appel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apfel als Frucht des Apfelbaums | Apfel |
Letter map: apel vs appel
Shared letters muted; letters that set apel and appel apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. apel runs 4 letters (VCVC) against appel's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on apel vs appel
apel and appel are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apel is recorded at frequency rank #48,710, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. appel is at rank #25,889, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɑpəɫ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 74599, this pair ranks #329,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apel vs appel
Shared letters: aelp. Private to "apel": -. Private to "appel": -.
"apel" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "appel" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apel" and "appel" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "apel" vs "appel" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "apel" and "appel".
- Full dictionary entry for "apel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "appel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apel" and "appel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apel vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #329,230 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.