apotropäisch
[apotʁoˈpɛːɪʃ]
The verdict
“apotropäisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unheil abwehrend, Unheil abweisend
Corpus desk
Index DE-apotropaisch · apotropäisch · German
apotropäisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apotropäisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [apotʁoˈpɛːɪʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „apotropäisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
apotropäisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [apotʁoˈpɛːɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unheil abwehrend, Unheil abweisend".
apotropäisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is apotropäisch, spelled A-P-O-T-R-O-P-Ä-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Unheil abwehrend, Unheil abweisend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how apotropäisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die als Dämonen ausgeführten Wasserspeier am Freiburger Münster hatten ursprünglich neben ihrer Funktion als Wasserspeier eine apotropäische, also Unheil abweisende Funktion.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.