appel

[ˈɑpəɫ]

/[ˈɑpəɫ]/ noun

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The verdict

“appel” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #25,889) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#25,889
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
2
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apfel

Corpus desk

Index DE-appel · appel · German

appel · rank #25,889 · 2 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,889
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 2 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anwesende

Nearest frequency peer: anwesende (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „appel“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „appel“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

appel vs Apps
40% similar
appel vs Axel
40% similar
appel vs April
40% similar

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

Key facts for appel
PropertyValue
Headwordappel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɑpəɫ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,889
Misspellings tracked2
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „appel“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).appelliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „anwesende“ (#25,888), „Antisemiten“ (#25,887), „arms“ (#25,891). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „appel“ bei #25,889. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for appel is neighbouring look-alikes ("Apps", "Axel", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈɑpəɫ]. Frequency #25,889 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Gloss: "Apfel".

Our generated misspelling index lists 2 likely wrong-spelling variants for appel, including "apepl" and "papel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Apps", "Axel", "April", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is appel, spelled A-P-P-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apfel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apepl
  • papel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of appel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apepl2papel2
Edit distance from "appel"

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 "appel"?
"appel" is spelled A-P-P-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɑpəɫ].
What does "appel" mean?
As a noun, "appel" means: Apfel
What words are commonly confused with "appel"?
"appel" is commonly confused with "Apps", "Axel", "April". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "appel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "appel" is [ˈɑpəɫ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "appel" come from?
"appel" 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 "appel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ahmad#25,879adieu#25,875Abruf#25,869Abdel#25,866

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list