apathisch

[aˈpaːtɪʃ]

/[aˈpaːtɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“apathisch” is an uncommon German word, ranked #61,281 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#61,281
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - teilnahmslos, stumpf

Key facts for apathisch
PropertyValue
Headwordapathisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aˈpaːtɪʃ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,281
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “apathisch” 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). apathisch 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 apathisch is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈpaːtɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,281 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "teilnahmslos, stumpf".

apathisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is apathisch, spelled A-P-A-T-H-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    teilnahmslos, stumpf

Synonyms

dumpfgleichgültiginteresselosleidenschaftsloslethargischpassivphlegmatischstumpfteilnahmslosungerührtuninteressiertlebloslustlos

Antonyms

begeisterteuphorischrege

This word in other languages

apathetic(English)apático(Español)apathique(Français)

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 "apathisch"?
"apathisch" is spelled A-P-A-T-H-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈpaːtɪʃ].
What does "apathisch" mean?
As an adjective, "apathisch" means: teilnahmslos, stumpf
How do you pronounce "apathisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apathisch" is [aˈpaːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apathisch" come from?
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Using “apathisch”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-P-A-T-H-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aˈpaːtɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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