apis

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The verdict

“apis” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,445. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,445
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Biene

Corpus desk

Index DE-apis · apis · German

apis · rank #44,445 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,445
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anzuknüpfen

Nearest frequency peer: anzuknüpfen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „apis“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „apis“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

apis vs as
50% similar
apis vs aus
50% similar
apis vs ASS
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for apis
PropertyValue
Headwordapis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#44,445
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „apis“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).apisliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „anzuknüpfen“ (#44,444), „Aprilscherz“ (#44,446), „antikes“ (#44,443). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „apis“ bei #44,445. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around apis (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,445 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Biene".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for apis, with forms such as "aips", "apiss", and "appis". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "as", "aus", "ASS", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is apis, spelled A-P-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Biene

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Atque ut apium examina non fingendorum favorum causa congregantur, sed cum congregabilia natura sint, fingunt favos, sic homines, ac multo etiam magis, natura congregati adhibent agendi cogitandique sollertiam.“
  2. „Principio sedes apibus statio que petenda, quo neque sit ventis aditus (nam pabula venti ferre domum prohibent) neque oves haedique petulci floribus insultent, aut errans bocula campo decutiat rorem et surgentis atterat herbas.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aips
  • apiss
  • appis
  • apsi
  • pais

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apis - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aips2apiss1appis1apsi2pais2
Edit distance from "apis"

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 "apis"?
"apis" is spelled A-P-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "apis" mean?
As a noun, "apis" means: Biene
What words are commonly confused with "apis"?
"apis" is commonly confused with "as", "aus", "ASS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apis" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apis" come from?
"apis" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aden#44,419zähe#44,398bitt#44,494capo#44,507

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

aggro5 variantsdéjà5 variantsvibe5 variantsgallo5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list