apart

/[aˈpaʁt]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,947

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

apart is anGermanadj. It means: aufgrund einer Eigenart, eines besonderen Reizes auffallend Pronounced [aˈpaʁt]. Often confused with Art and Award.

Key facts for apart
PropertyValue
Headwordapart
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[aˈpaʁt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#47,947
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of apart in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for apart is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈpaʁt]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,947 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for apart, with forms such as "aaprt", "aparrt", and "apartt". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Art", "Award", "avant", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is apart, spelled A-P-A-R-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    aufgrund einer Eigenart, eines besonderen Reizes auffallend
  2. 2
    einzeln, gesondert

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aaprt,aparrt,apartt,apatr,appart

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for apart

Misspelling Variants of "apart"

aaprt5aparrt6apartt6apatr5appart6
Misspelling Variants of "apart"

Frequency rank: #47,947 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apart"?
"apart" is spelled A-P-A-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈpaʁt].
What does "apart" mean?
As an adj, "apart" means: aufgrund einer Eigenart, eines besonderen Reizes auffallend
What words are commonly confused with "apart"?
"apart" is commonly confused with "Art", "Award", "avant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apart"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apart" is [aˈpaʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apart" come from?
"apart" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.