Which to use
“appel” and “apples” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,889
- “appel” frequency rank
- #23,419
- “apples” frequency rank
- 49308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | appel | apples |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apfel | Plural des Substantivs apple |
Letter map: appel vs apples
Shared letters muted; letters that set appel and apples apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on appel vs apples
appel and apples 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 49308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
appel is recorded at frequency rank #25,889, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɑpəɫ]. apples is at rank #23,419, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 49308, this pair ranks #1,216,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of appel vs apples
Shared letters: aelp. Private to "appel": -. Private to "apples": s.
"appel" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "apples" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "appel" and "apples" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "appel" vs "apples" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "appel" vs "apples" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "appel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apples" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,216,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "appel" and "apples" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "appel vs appelle". 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 #1,216,358 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.