apokalyptische

[apokaˈlʏptɪʃə]

/[apokaˈlʏptɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“apokalyptische” is uncommon German (frequency #55,128 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,128
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs apokalyptisch

Key facts for apokalyptische
PropertyValue
Headwordapokalyptische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[apokaˈlʏptɪʃə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#55,128
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “apokalyptische” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). apokalyptische lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

apokalyptische is uncommon German at frequency #55,128 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [apokaˈlʏptɪʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for apokalyptische, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 apokalyptische, spelled A-P-O-K-A-L-Y-P-T-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs apokalyptisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs apokalyptisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs apokalyptisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs apokalyptisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs apokalyptisch
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs apokalyptisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs apokalyptisch
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs apokalyptisch
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs apokalyptisch

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 "apokalyptische"?
"apokalyptische" is spelled A-P-O-K-A-L-Y-P-T-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [apokaˈlʏptɪʃə].
What does "apokalyptische" mean?
As an adjective, "apokalyptische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs apokalyptisch
How do you pronounce "apokalyptische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apokalyptische" is [apokaˈlʏptɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apokalyptische" come from?
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Using “apokalyptische”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-P-O-K-A-L-Y-P-T-I-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [apokaˈlʏptɪʃə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list