Apophthegma
[apoˈftɛɡma]
The verdict
“Apophthegma” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - witziger, treffender Ausspruch, Sinnspruch
Corpus desk
Index DE-apophthegma · Apophthegma · German
Apophthegma · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Apophthegma |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [apoˈftɛɡma] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Apophthegma“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Apophthegma is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [apoˈftɛɡma]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "witziger, treffender Ausspruch, Sinnspruch".
Apophthegma doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Apophthegma, spelled A-P-O-P-H-T-H-E-G-M-A.
Definition
- 1witziger, treffender Ausspruch, Sinnspruch
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Apophthegma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nach einigen punktierten Zeilen, welche die Lücke bezeichnen, liest man: ›Nichts ist trauriger auf dieser Welt, als ein Dummkopf zu sein …‹ Wars Jakob, der dieses Apophthegma über seine Lippen brachte, oder war es sein Herr? Das könnte der Gegenstand einer langen und schwierigen Dissertation werden.“
Synonyms
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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.