apostolische

Name: apostolische, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[apɔsˈtoːlɪʃə]

/[apɔsˈtoːlɪʃə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“apostolische” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,122. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,122
frequency rank, German: 113,935
“A” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

apostolische vs apostolischen

92% similar

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

Key facts for apostolische
Property	Value
Headword	apostolische
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[apɔsˈtoːlɪʃə]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#45,122
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “apostolische” 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). apostolische lands here:

#45,122

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around apostolische (IPA [apɔsˈtoːlɪʃə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,122 among 113,935 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for apostolische, with forms such as "aopstolische", "aposotlische", and "aposstolische". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "apostolischen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is apostolische, spelled A-P-O-S-T-O-L-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

aopstolische
aposotlische
aposstolische
apostloische
apostoilsche
apostolicshe
apostoliscche
apostolisceh
apostolischhe
apostolishce
apostolissche
apostollische
apostolsiche
aposttolische
apotsolische
appostolische
apsotolische
paostolische

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apostolische - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "apostolische"

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 "apostolische"?

"apostolische" is spelled A-P-O-S-T-O-L-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [apɔsˈtoːlɪʃə].

What does "apostolische" mean?

As an adjective, "apostolische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs apostolisch

What words are commonly confused with "apostolische"?

"apostolische" is commonly confused with "apostolischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "apostolische"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apostolische" is [apɔsˈtoːlɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "apostolische" come from?

"apostolische" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “apostolische”

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

The one correct German spelling is A-P-O-S-T-O-L-I-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [apɔsˈtoːlɪʃə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “apostolischen” - see the side-by-side comparison. apostolische vs apostolischen
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.