Apostroph
[apoˈstʁoːf]
The verdict
“Apostroph” is uncommon German (frequency #69,999 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,999
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Satzzeichen, das eine Auslassung kennzeichnet oder die Grundform eines Eigennamens abgrenzt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Apostroph |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [apoˈstʁoːf] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #69,999 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Apostroph” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Apostroph is uncommon German at frequency #69,999 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [apoˈstʁoːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Satzzeichen, das eine Auslassung kennzeichnet oder die Grundform eines Eigennamens abgrenzt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Apostroph in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Apostroph, spelled A-P-O-S-T-R-O-P-H.
Definition
- 1Satzzeichen, das eine Auslassung kennzeichnet oder die Grundform eines Eigennamens abgrenzt
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Apostroph”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-P-O-S-T-R-O-P-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [apoˈstʁoːf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.