apelvsAtemWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“apel” and “Atem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,710
“apel” frequency rank
#6,150
“Atem” frequency rank
54860
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apel Atem
Definition Apfel als Frucht des Apfelbaums der aus den Lungen abgegebene Luftstrom, hauptsächlich Stickstoff, Sauerstoff, Kohlendioxid und Wasserdampf

Letter map: apel vs Atem

Shared letters muted; letters that set apel and Atem apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
apel
4 ch
Atem

Spelling & dictionary notes on apel vs Atem

apel and Atem 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 54860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

apel is recorded at frequency rank #48,710, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Atem is at rank #6,150, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːtəm].

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 54860, this pair ranks #1,002,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of apel vs Atem

Shared letters: ae. Private to "apel": lp. Private to "Atem": mt.

"apel" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "Atem" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apelaepl · pael
  • Atemaetm · atemm · attem

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "apel" and "Atem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "apel" vs "Atem" - which ranks higher?
"Atem" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,150 in our German list, against #48,710 for "apel". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "apel" vs "Atem" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "apel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Atem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,002,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "apel" and "Atem" 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 #1,002,180 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list