Apfelsine
[ˌap͡fl̩ˈziːnə]
The verdict
“Apfelsine” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - süßliche, orangefarbene Zitrusfrucht (Citrus sinensis)
Corpus desk
Index DE-apfelsine · Apfelsine · German
Apfelsine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Apfelsine |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌap͡fl̩ˈziːnə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Apfelsine“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Apfelsine is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌap͡fl̩ˈziːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Apfelsine, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Apfelsine, spelled A-P-F-E-L-S-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1süßliche, orangefarbene Zitrusfrucht (Citrus sinensis)
- 2kleiner Baum, der länglich-eiförmige Blätter und weiße Blüten besitzt und die unter [1] beschriebene Frucht trägt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Apfelsine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kinder essen gerne Apfelsinen.
„‚Ich habe Fiſch und Gänſefleiſch
This word in other languages
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.