Apennin
[apɛˈniːn]
The verdict
“Apennin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebirgszug, der weite Teile Italiens längs durchzieht
Corpus desk
Index DE-apennin · Apennin · German
Apennin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Apennin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [apɛˈniːn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Apennin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Apennin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [apɛˈniːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gebirgszug, der weite Teile Italiens längs durchzieht".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Apennin in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Apennin, spelled A-P-E-N-N-I-N.
Definition
- 1Gebirgszug, der weite Teile Italiens längs durchzieht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Apennin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Alpe della Luna, Mondalpen, heißt dieser Gebirgsrücken des Apennins.“
„Der Druck hat den Apennin aufgefaltet, das Gebirge durchzieht das stiefelförmige Italien der Länge nach.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.