AP

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The verdict

“AP” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,822 in German word frequency and used as an abbreviation.

#8,822
frequency rank, German
2
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Accounts Payable

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

AP vs at
0% similar
AP vs as
0% similar
AP vs AZ
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for AP
PropertyValue
HeadwordAP
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters2
Frequency rank#8,822
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “AP” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). AP lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for AP is 2 letters long, classified as an abbreviation, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,822 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 25 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for AP in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "at", "as", "AZ", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is AP, spelled A-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accounts Payable
  2. 2
    Adjektivphrase
  3. 3
    Abschlussprovision
  4. 4
    2'.Aminopurin/2-Aminopurin
  5. 5
    Ammoniumperchlorat
  6. 6
    Ammoniumpersulfat
  7. 7
    Amsterdamer Pegel
  8. 8
    Amtsperiode
  9. 9
    Anfangspunkt
  10. 10
    Anschlusspunkt
  11. 11
    Anhaltspunkt
  12. 12
    Anilinpunkt
  13. 13
    Anlageprodukt
  14. 14
    Antiphlogistikum
  15. 15
    Antiprothrombin
  16. 16
    Kfz-Kennzeichen von Apolda (vom Landkreis Weimarer Land)
  17. 17
    Arbeitspapier
  18. 18
    Arbeitsplanung
  19. 19
    Arbeitsplatz
  20. 20
    Arbeitsproduktivität
  21. 21
    Arbeitsprogramm
  22. 22
    Associated Press
  23. 23
    Aufnahmepunkt
  24. 24
    Aussichtspunkt
  25. 25
    Auto-Partei

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "AP"?
"AP" is spelled A-P. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "AP" mean?
As an abbreviation, "AP" means: Accounts Payable
What words are commonly confused with "AP"?
"AP" is commonly confused with "at", "as", "AZ". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "AP"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "AP" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "AP" come from?
"AP" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “AP”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “at” - see the side-by-side comparison. AP vs at
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list