Appalachen
[apaˈlaxn̩]
The verdict
“Appalachen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebirge im Osten Nordamerikas
Corpus desk
Index DE-appalachen · Appalachen · German
Appalachen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Appalachen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [apaˈlaxn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Appalachen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Appalachen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [apaˈlaxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gebirge im Osten Nordamerikas".
Zero misspellings are on record for Appalachen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Appalachen, spelled A-P-P-A-L-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Gebirge im Osten Nordamerikas
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Appalachen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Appalachen erstrecken sich über 2400 Kilometer im Hinterland der nordamerikanischen Ostküste.
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.