apa
[ˈɑpɑ]
The verdict
“apa” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #15,025 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,025
- frequency rank, German
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Säugetier aus der Unterordnung Anthropoidea in der Ordnung der Primaten; Affe
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apa |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɑpɑ] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #15,025 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apa” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for apa is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɑpɑ]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,025 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Säugetier aus der Unterordnung Anthropoidea in der Ordnung der Primaten; Affe".
Zero misspellings are on record for apa 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, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is apa, spelled A-P-A.
Definition
- 1Säugetier aus der Unterordnung Anthropoidea in der Ordnung der Primaten; Affe
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.
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Using “apa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-P-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɑpɑ] (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. apa 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.