Apartheid

[aˈpaːɐ̯thaɪ̯t]

/[aˈpaːɐ̯thaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Apartheid” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,062. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,062
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - frühere Rassentrennung zwischen Schwarzen und Weißen in Südafrika

Corpus desk

Index DE-apartheid · Apartheid · German

Apartheid · rank #28,062 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,062
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anzukommen

Nearest frequency peer: anzukommen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Apartheid“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Apartheid“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Apartheid
PropertyValue
HeadwordApartheid
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈpaːɐ̯thaɪ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,062
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Apartheid“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Apartheidliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „anzukommen“ (#28,061), „architektonische“ (#28,063), „Anwaltskanzlei“ (#28,060). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Apartheid“ bei #28,062. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Apartheid (IPA [aˈpaːɐ̯thaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,062 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "frühere Rassentrennung zwischen Schwarzen und Weißen in Südafrika".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Apartheid, with forms such as "aaprtheid", "aparhteid", and "aparrtheid". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Apartheid, spelled A-P-A-R-T-H-E-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    frühere Rassentrennung zwischen Schwarzen und Weißen in Südafrika

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zu Zeiten der Apartheid in Südafrika war es Schwarzen verboten, Weiße zu heiraten.
  2. „Er war eine der wichtigsten Führungsfiguren im Kampf gegen die Apartheid und wurde nach deren Ende der erste schwarze Präsident Südafrikas.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aaprtheid
  • aparhteid
  • aparrtheid
  • apartehid
  • aparthedi
  • apartheidd
  • aparthheid
  • aparthied
  • aparttheid
  • apatrheid
  • appartheid
  • apratheid
  • paartheid

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Apartheid - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aaprtheid2aparhteid2aparrtheid1apartehid2aparthedi2apartheidd1aparthheid1aparthied2
Edit distance from "Apartheid"

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 "Apartheid"?
"Apartheid" is spelled A-P-A-R-T-H-E-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈpaːɐ̯thaɪ̯t].
What does "Apartheid" mean?
As a noun, "Apartheid" means: frühere Rassentrennung zwischen Schwarzen und Weißen in Südafrika
What are common misspellings of "Apartheid"?
Common misspellings include "aaprtheid", "aparhteid", "aparrtheid", "apartehid", "aparthedi". The correct spelling is "Apartheid".
How do you pronounce "Apartheid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Apartheid" is [aˈpaːɐ̯thaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Apartheid" come from?
"Apartheid" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Apartheid", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list