Apparatur

[apaʁaˈtuːɐ̯]

/[apaʁaˈtuːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Apparatur” is an uncommon German word, ranked #56,757 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#56,757
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit mehrerer Gerätschaften, die zusammen einen Zweck erfüllen

Key facts for Apparatur
PropertyValue
HeadwordApparatur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[apaʁaˈtuːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,757
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Apparatur” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Apparatur lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Apparatur is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [apaʁaˈtuːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,757 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gesamtheit mehrerer Gerätschaften, die zusammen einen Zweck erfüllen".

Apparatur has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Apparatur, spelled A-P-P-A-R-A-T-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit mehrerer Gerätschaften, die zusammen einen Zweck erfüllen

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

apparatus(English)aparato(Español)appareillage(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 "Apparatur"?
"Apparatur" is spelled A-P-P-A-R-A-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [apaʁaˈtuːɐ̯].
What does "Apparatur" mean?
As a noun, "Apparatur" means: Gesamtheit mehrerer Gerätschaften, die zusammen einen Zweck erfüllen
How do you pronounce "Apparatur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Apparatur" is [apaʁaˈtuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Apparatur" come from?
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Using “Apparatur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-P-P-A-R-A-T-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [apaʁaˈtuːɐ̯] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list