Appeal

[əˈpiːl]

/[əˈpiːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Appeal” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,341. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,341
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Reiz, die Anziehungskraft, positive Konnotation

Corpus desk

Index DE-appeal · Appeal · German

Appeal · rank #42,341 · 6 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,341
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH apokalyptisch…

Nearest frequency peer: apokalyptischen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Appeal“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Appeal“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Appeal vs Areal
67% similar
Appeal vs appel
67% similar
Appeal vs Appell
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Appeal
PropertyValue
HeadwordAppeal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[əˈpiːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,341
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Appeal“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Appealliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „apokalyptischen“ (#42,340), „après“ (#42,342), „antreiben“ (#42,339). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Appeal“ bei #42,341. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Appeal (IPA [əˈpiːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,341 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Appeal, with forms such as "apeal", "apepal", and "appael". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Areal", "appel", "Appell", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Appeal, spelled A-P-P-E-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Reiz, die Anziehungskraft, positive Konnotation
  2. 2
    Anreiz, Aufforderungscharakter, Zugkraft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Indem er sich in die bloß antifaschistische Rolle manövrierte, was als politischer Appeal zur Zeit und kurz nach Untergang der betreffenden Verbrecher-Staaten seinen Sinn machte, scheint der untergehende staatliche Sozialismus post eventum selbst die alte, oft haarsträubend simplifizierende These zu rektifizieren, mit seinem Todfeind in zwillingshafter,…
  2. "Allgemein positive Reaktionen auf Marken (impliziter Appeal) sind wichtig, aber die wirklichen Verhaltenstreiber sind Belohnungserwartungen."

Synonyms

AttraktivitätAnziehungAusstrahlungWirkungCharmeFlairZauber

This word in other languages

appeal(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apeal
  • apepal
  • appael
  • appeall
  • appela
  • papeal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Appeal - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apeal1apepal2appael2appeall1appela2papeal2
Edit distance from "Appeal"

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 "Appeal"?
"Appeal" is spelled A-P-P-E-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [əˈpiːl].
What does "Appeal" mean?
As a noun, "Appeal" means: der Reiz, die Anziehungskraft, positive Konnotation
What words are commonly confused with "Appeal"?
"Appeal" is commonly confused with "Areal", "appel", "Appell". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Appeal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Appeal" is [əˈpiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Appeal" come from?
"Appeal" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

blockt#42,381Brause#42,384Canton#42,396Ceylon#42,398

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Claas6 variantsderb6 variantsways6 variantsdufte6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list