appearance

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The verdict

“appearance” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a 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) - das Aussehen einer Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-appearance · appearance · German

appearance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for appearance
PropertyValue
Headwordappearance
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „appearance“ im Deutschen

appearancesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

appearance is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Aussehen einer Person".

Zero misspellings are on record for appearance 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is appearance, spelled A-P-P-E-A-R-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Aussehen einer Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. She has changed her appearance, cut her hair.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "appearance"?
"appearance" is spelled A-P-P-E-A-R-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "appearance" mean?
As a noun, "appearance" means: das Aussehen einer Person
How do you pronounce "appearance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "appearance" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "appearance" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list