Apokryph
[apoˈkʁyːf]
The verdict
“Apokryph” 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) - antike Schrift, die von biblischen Themen, Ereignissen oder Personen handelt, aber nicht in die Bibel (das heißt den Bibelkanon) aufgenommen wurde
Corpus desk
Index DE-apokryph · Apokryph · German
Apokryph · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Apokryph |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [apoˈkʁyːf] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Apokryph“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Apokryph is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [apoˈkʁyːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "antike Schrift, die von biblischen Themen, Ereignissen oder Personen handelt, aber nicht in die Bibel (das heißt den Bibelkanon) aufgenommen wurde".
Zero misspellings are on record for Apokryph in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Apokryph, spelled A-P-O-K-R-Y-P-H.
Definition
- 1antike Schrift, die von biblischen Themen, Ereignissen oder Personen handelt, aber nicht in die Bibel (das heißt den Bibelkanon) aufgenommen wurde
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.