Adamsapfel
[ˈaːdamsˌʔap͡fl̩]
The verdict
“Adamsapfel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - beim Mann, der hervortretende Schildknorpel des Kehlkopfes
Corpus desk
Index DE-adamsapfel · Adamsapfel · German
Adamsapfel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Adamsapfel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaːdamsˌʔap͡fl̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Adamsapfel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Adamsapfel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaːdamsˌʔap͡fl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "beim Mann, der hervortretende Schildknorpel des Kehlkopfes".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Adamsapfel, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Adamsapfel, spelled A-D-A-M-S-A-P-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1beim Mann, der hervortretende Schildknorpel des Kehlkopfes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Adamsapfel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Klaus stört es, dass er einen so großen Adamsapfel hat.
„Als auch Mutter und Brüder schwiegen, erhob Ludwig sich, stand eine Weile mit zuckendem Adamsapfel da, als wolle er noch etwas sagen, und entschwand dann aufatmend ins Freie.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.