Apparatschik
[apaˈʁat͡ʃɪk]
The verdict
“Apparatschik” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Befehlsempfänger in einem politischen System, der seinerseits unbeirrt Maßnahmen durchdrückt, die systemkonform sind
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Apparatschik |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [apaˈʁat͡ʃɪk] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Apparatschik” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Apparatschik is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [apaˈʁat͡ʃɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Befehlsempfänger in einem politischen System, der seinerseits unbeirrt Maßnahmen durchdrückt, die systemkonform sind".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Apparatschik in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Apparatschik, spelled A-P-P-A-R-A-T-S-C-H-I-K.
Definition
- 1ein Befehlsempfänger in einem politischen System, der seinerseits unbeirrt Maßnahmen durchdrückt, die systemkonform sind
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.
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Using “Apparatschik”
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- The one correct German spelling is A-P-P-A-R-A-T-S-C-H-I-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [apaˈʁat͡ʃɪk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.