Apostroph

[apoˈstʁoːf]

/[apoˈstʁoːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Apostroph” is uncommon German (frequency #69,999 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,999
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Satzzeichen, das eine Auslassung kennzeichnet oder die Grundform eines Eigennamens abgrenzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-apostroph · Apostroph · German

Apostroph · rank #69,999 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,999
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arbeitsbereic…

Nearest frequency peer: Arbeitsbereiche (+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 „Apostroph“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Apostroph
PropertyValue
HeadwordApostroph
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[apoˈstʁoːf]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,999
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Apostroph“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Arbeitsbereiche“ (#70,000), „anzudeuten“ (#69,997), „Arbeitseinkommen“ (#70,001). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Apostroph“ bei #69,999. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Apostroph is uncommon German at frequency #69,999 among 6,976 “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

  1. 1
    Satzzeichen, das eine Auslassung kennzeichnet oder die Grundform eines Eigennamens abgrenzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Apostroph appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Setzung des Apostrophs im Deutschen stellt für nicht wenige Menschen ein Problem dar.
  2. „Man kann einen Apostroph setzen, wenn Wörter der gesprochenen Sprache mit Auslassungen schriftlich wiedergegeben werden und sonst schwer verständlich sind <§ 97>.“

Synonyms

HochkommaAuslassungszeichenApostroph-Zeichen

This word in other languages

apostrophe(English)apóstrofo(Español)apostrophe(Français)apóstrofe(Português)

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 "Apostroph"?
"Apostroph" is spelled A-P-O-S-T-R-O-P-H. The IPA pronunciation is [apoˈstʁoːf].
What does "Apostroph" mean?
As a noun, "Apostroph" means: Satzzeichen, das eine Auslassung kennzeichnet oder die Grundform eines Eigennamens abgrenzt
How do you pronounce "Apostroph"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Apostroph" is [apoˈstʁoːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Apostroph" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anstimmen#69,993anordnete#69,992Andermatt#69,983Akrobaten#69,974

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list