Apollon

[aˈpɔlon]

/[aˈpɔlon]/ name

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The verdict

“Apollon” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,622. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,622
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gott des Lichts, der Heilung und der Künste in der griechisch-römischen Religion

Corpus desk

Index DE-apollon · Apollon · German

Apollon · rank #35,622 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #35,622
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anschreien

Nearest frequency peer: anschreien (-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 „Apollon“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Apollon“ 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).

Apollon vs apollo
71% similar

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

Key facts for Apollon
PropertyValue
HeadwordApollon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aˈpɔlon]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,622
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Apollon“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „anschreien“ (#35,621), „Appenzell“ (#35,623), „Anschlags“ (#35,620). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Apollon“ bei #35,622. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Apollon (IPA [aˈpɔlon]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #35,622 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gott des Lichts, der Heilung und der Künste in der griechisch-römischen Religion".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Apollon, with forms such as "aopllon", "aplolon", and "apollno". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "apollo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Apollon, spelled A-P-O-L-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gott des Lichts, der Heilung und der Künste in der griechisch-römischen Religion

This word in other languages

Apollo(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aopllon
  • aplolon
  • apollno
  • apollonn
  • apololn
  • apolon
  • appollon
  • paollon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aopllon2aplolon2apollno2apollonn1apololn2apolon1appollon1paollon2
Edit distance from "Apollon"

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 "Apollon"?
"Apollon" is spelled A-P-O-L-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈpɔlon].
What does "Apollon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Apollon" means: Gott des Lichts, der Heilung und der Künste in der griechisch-römischen Religion
What words are commonly confused with "Apollon"?
"Apollon" is commonly confused with "apollo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Apollon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Apollon" is [aˈpɔlon]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Apollon" come from?
"Apollon" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Auflauf#35,634abspann#35,602Abscheu#35,599Backups#35,645

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list