Apothekerin

[apoˈteːkəʁɪn]

/[apoˈteːkəʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Apothekerin” is uncommon German (frequency #57,662 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,662
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fachfrau für Arzneimittel; typischerweise Inhaberin oder auch Angestellte einer Apotheke

Corpus desk

Index DE-apothekerin · Apothekerin · German

Apothekerin · rank #57,662 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,662
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aorta

Nearest frequency peer: aorta (-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 „Apothekerin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Apothekerin
PropertyValue
HeadwordApothekerin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[apoˈteːkəʁɪn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#57,662
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Apothekerin“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aorta“ (#57,661), „anzurechnen“ (#57,660), „Arbeitstagen“ (#57,664). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Apothekerin“ bei #57,662. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Apothekerin is uncommon German at frequency #57,662 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [apoˈteːkəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fachfrau für Arzneimittel; typischerweise Inhaberin oder auch Angestellte einer Apotheke".

Zero misspellings are on record for Apothekerin in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Apothekerin, spelled A-P-O-T-H-E-K-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fachfrau für Arzneimittel; typischerweise Inhaberin oder auch Angestellte einer Apotheke

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich lasse mich gern von einer Apothekerin beraten.
  2. „Die Apothekerin öffnet den Anar und hält mir eine Kammer hin.“

Synonyms

Arzneimittelhändlerin

This word in other languages

druggist(English)farmacéutica(Español)pharmacienne(Français)

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 "Apothekerin"?
"Apothekerin" is spelled A-P-O-T-H-E-K-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [apoˈteːkəʁɪn].
What does "Apothekerin" mean?
As a noun, "Apothekerin" means: Fachfrau für Arzneimittel; typischerweise Inhaberin oder auch Angestellte einer Apotheke
How do you pronounce "Apothekerin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Apothekerin" is [apoˈteːkəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Apothekerin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anzurechnen#57,660aufbereiten#57,673angepasster#57,650Amerikaners#57,646

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list