AP

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The verdict

“AP” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #8,822) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#8,822
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accounts Payable

Corpus desk

Index DE-ap · AP · German

AP · rank #8,822 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,822
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Amtes

Nearest frequency peer: Amtes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „AP“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „AP“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

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)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „AP“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.APliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Amtes“ (#8,821), „arbeiteten“ (#8,823), „abu“ (#8,820). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „AP“ bei #8,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for AP is neighbouring look-alikes ("at", "as", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation pronounced […]. Frequency #8,822 among 6,976 “A” headwords. 25 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how AP appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der Sachkommission ist für dieses Arbeitspapier (AP) - veröffentlicht in: Synode 1/1973/45 bis 64 - zu danken. […] [Die Kirche] […] bringt in dieses Gespräch ihre Vorstellung von dem ein, was sie selber für geklärt hält und nicht ohne Grund ›verunklart‹ wissen möchte. Hierzu leistet das AP einen nützlichen Beitrag.“
  2. „Die Behandlung der Messdaten sind im Arbeitspapier Tragfähigkeit, Teil D […] [AP 433 D], näher beschrieben.“

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list