Apotheose

[apoteˈʔoːzə]

/[apoteˈʔoːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Apotheose” is uncommon German (frequency #98,106 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,106
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Erklärung eines Menschen zu einer Gottheit

Corpus desk

Index DE-apotheose · Apotheose · German

Apotheose · rank #98,106 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,106
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH apud

Nearest frequency peer: apud (+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 „Apotheose“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Apotheose
PropertyValue
HeadwordApotheose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[apoteˈʔoːzə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,106
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Apotheose“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Apotheosefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „apud“ (#98,107), „anzuwendenden“ (#98,104), „Arad“ (#98,108). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Apotheose“ bei #98,106. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Apotheose is uncommon German at frequency #98,106 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [apoteˈʔoːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Erklärung eines Menschen zu einer Gottheit".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Apotheose, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Apotheose, spelled A-P-O-T-H-E-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Erklärung eines Menschen zu einer Gottheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Apotheose früherer, bedeutender Persönlichkeiten war immer wieder Thema der bildenden Kunst.“
  2. „Viele antike griechische Komödien enden mit einer Apotheose,“

Synonyms

VerherrlichungVergöttlichung

This word in other languages

apotheosis(English)apoteosis(Español)apothéose(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 "Apotheose"?
"Apotheose" is spelled A-P-O-T-H-E-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [apoteˈʔoːzə].
What does "Apotheose" mean?
As a noun, "Apotheose" means: die Erklärung eines Menschen zu einer Gottheit
How do you pronounce "Apotheose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Apotheose" is [apoteˈʔoːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Apotheose" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

anschnitt#98,099arschkalt#98,115anmeldete#98,096aufopfern#98,129

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list