Apotheke

[apoˈteːkə]

/[apoˈteːkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Apotheke” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,389. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,389
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geschäft, in dem Medikamente und Heilmittel verkauft werden, die ursprünglich fast vollständig nach Rezept selbst hergestellt wurden

Corpus desk

Index DE-apotheke · Apotheke · German

Apotheke · rank #6,389 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,389
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Antike

Nearest frequency peer: Antike (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Apotheke“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Apotheke“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Apotheke vs Apotheker
89% similar
Apotheke vs Apotheken
89% similar

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

Key facts for Apotheke
PropertyValue
HeadwordApotheke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[apoˈteːkə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,389
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Apotheke“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Apothekeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Antike“ (#6,388), „aufweisen“ (#6,390), „alters“ (#6,387). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Apotheke“ bei #6,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Apotheke (IPA [apoˈteːkə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,389 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Apotheke, with forms such as "aoptheke", "apohteke", and "apotehke". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Apotheker", "Apotheken", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Apotheke, spelled A-P-O-T-H-E-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geschäft, in dem Medikamente und Heilmittel verkauft werden, die ursprünglich fast vollständig nach Rezept selbst hergestellt wurden
  2. 2
    Geschäft, das hohe Preise für seine Waren fordert
  3. 3
    Tasche oder Schränkchen als Aufbewahrungsort für Medikamente oder Heilmittel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Fünfhundert Meter weiter auf der rechten Seite befindet sich eine Apotheke.
  2. Die Apotheke am Rathausplatz hat Bereitschaft.

Synonyms

Offizin

This word in other languages

chemist's(English)botica(Español)pharmacie(Français)botica(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aoptheke
  • apohteke
  • apotehke
  • apotheek
  • apothekke
  • apothheke
  • apothkee
  • apottheke
  • appotheke
  • aptoheke
  • paotheke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Apotheke - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aoptheke2apohteke2apotehke2apotheek2apothekke1apothheke1apothkee2apottheke1
Edit distance from "Apotheke"

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 "Apotheke"?
"Apotheke" is spelled A-P-O-T-H-E-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [apoˈteːkə].
What does "Apotheke" mean?
As a noun, "Apotheke" means: Geschäft, in dem Medikamente und Heilmittel verkauft werden, die ursprünglich fast vollständig nach Rezept selbst hergestellt wurden
What words are commonly confused with "Apotheke"?
"Apotheke" is commonly confused with "Apotheker", "Apotheken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Apotheke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Apotheke" is [apoˈteːkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Apotheke" come from?
"Apotheke" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

begraben#6,394effektiv#6,411erkannte#6,418Ewigkeit#6,420

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

aufweisen11 variantsVorjahr11 variantsDenkmal11 variantsstürzen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list