Appeal

/[əˈpiːl]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,341

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Appeal is aGermannoun. It means: der Reiz, die Anziehungskraft, positive Konnotation Pronounced [əˈpiːl]. Often confused with Areal and appel.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Appeal in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Appeal is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [əˈpiːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,341 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Appeal, with forms such as "apeal", "apepal", and "appael". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Areal", "appel", "Appell", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Appeal, spelled A-P-P-E-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apeal,apepal,appael,appeall,appela,papeal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Appeal

Misspelling Variants of "Appeal"

apeal5apepal6appael6appeall7appela6papeal6
Misspelling Variants of "Appeal"

Frequency rank: #42,341 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.