Which to use
“apel” and “Apps” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,710
- “apel” frequency rank
- #4,489
- “Apps” frequency rank
- 53199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apel | Apps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apfel als Frucht des Apfelbaums | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs App |
Letter map: apel vs Apps
Shared letters muted; letters that set apel and Apps apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on apel vs Apps
apel and Apps 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apel is recorded at frequency rank #48,710, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Apps is at rank #4,489, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛps].
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 53199, this pair ranks #1,067,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apel vs Apps
Shared letters: ap. Private to "apel": el. Private to "Apps": s.
"apel" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Apps" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "apel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Apps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,067,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apel" and "Apps" 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 #1,067,384 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.