Aphärese

[afɛˈʁeːzə]

/[afɛˈʁeːzə]/ noun

The verdict

“Aphärese” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Weglassen eines Lautes oder einer Silbe am Anfang eines Wortes

Corpus desk

Index DE-apharese · Aphärese · German

Aphärese · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for Aphärese
PropertyValue
HeadwordAphärese
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[afɛˈʁeːzə]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Aphärese“ im Deutschen

Aphäreseschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aphärese is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [afɛˈʁeːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Weglassen eines Lautes oder einer Silbe am Anfang eines Wortes".

Aphärese doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Aphärese, spelled A-P-H-Ä-R-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Weglassen eines Lautes oder einer Silbe am Anfang eines Wortes

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Jene von Aphaerese betroffenen Wörter … sind durchgehend ausgesprochen häufige Wörter.“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aphärese"?
"Aphärese" is spelled A-P-H-Ä-R-E-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [afɛˈʁeːzə].
What does "Aphärese" mean?
As a noun, "Aphärese" means: das Weglassen eines Lautes oder einer Silbe am Anfang eines Wortes
How do you pronounce "Aphärese"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aphärese" is [afɛˈʁeːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aphärese" come from?
"Aphärese" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list