ape

[eɪp]

/[eɪp]/ noun

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The verdict

“ape” is uncommon German (frequency #50,269 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,269
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Menschenaffe, der Affe (ohne Schwanz)

Corpus desk

Index DE-ape · ape · German

ape · rank #50,269 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,269
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Antilopen

Nearest frequency peer: Antilopen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ape“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ape“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ape
PropertyValue
Headwordape
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eɪp]
Letters3
Frequency rank#50,269
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ape“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.apefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Antilopen“ (#50,268), „Aphorismen“ (#50,270), „anschwellen“ (#50,267). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ape“ bei #50,269. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ape is uncommon German at frequency #50,269 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eɪp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ape, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ape, spelled A-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Menschenaffe, der Affe (ohne Schwanz)
  2. 2
    der Nachäffer

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 "ape"?
"ape" is spelled A-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [eɪp].
What does "ape" mean?
As a noun, "ape" means: der Menschenaffe, der Affe (ohne Schwanz)
How do you pronounce "ape"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ape" is [eɪp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ape" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

AKH#50,253AVG#50,302cab#50,363CIO#50,373

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list