Apostels

[aˈpɔstl̩s]

/[aˈpɔstl̩s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Apostels” is uncommon German (frequency #50,273 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,273
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Apostel

Corpus desk

Index DE-apostels · Apostels · German

Apostels · rank #50,273 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,273
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aposteln

Nearest frequency peer: Aposteln (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Apostels“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Apostels“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Apostels
PropertyValue
HeadwordApostels
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈpɔstl̩s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,273
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Apostels“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Apostelsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Aposteln“ (#50,272), „Arbeitnehmerinnen“ (#50,274), „arbeitsfähig“ (#50,275). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Apostels“ bei #50,273. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Apostels is uncommon German at frequency #50,273 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈpɔstl̩s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Apostel".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Apostels, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Apostels, spelled A-P-O-S-T-E-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Apostel

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 "Apostels"?
"Apostels" is spelled A-P-O-S-T-E-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈpɔstl̩s].
What does "Apostels" mean?
As a noun, "Apostels" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Apostel
How do you pronounce "Apostels"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Apostels" is [aˈpɔstl̩s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Apostels" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aposteln#50,272aufhörst#50,287Alicante#50,256absurder#50,249

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list