Appell

[aˈpɛl]

/[aˈpɛl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Appell” sits in 9 confusable pairs (corpus #12,657) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#12,657
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dringende Aufforderung, Mahnung

Corpus desk

Index DE-appell · Appell · German

Appell · rank #12,657 · 4 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,657
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Apartment

Nearest frequency peer: Apartment (-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 „Appell“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Appell“ 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).

Appell vs apple
50% similar
Appell vs appelle
71% similar
Appell vs apel
50% similar

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

Key facts for Appell
PropertyValue
HeadwordAppell
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈpɛl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,657
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Appell“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Appellliegt 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: „Apartment“ (#12,656), „Arbeitstag“ (#12,658), „anzulegen“ (#12,655). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Appell“ bei #12,657. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Appell is neighbouring look-alikes ("apple", "appelle", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [aˈpɛl]. Frequency #12,657 among 6,976 “A” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Appell, with forms such as "apell", "apepll", and "applel". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "apple", "appelle", "apel", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Appell, spelled A-P-P-E-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    dringende Aufforderung, Mahnung
  2. 2
    die geordnete Aufstellung (von Soldaten vor einem Kommandierenden)
  3. 3
    eine der drei Grundfunktionen der Sprache neben Ausdruck und Darstellung
  4. 4
    Gehorsam eines Jagdhundes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich richte einen Appell an all diejenigen, denen ihre Ernährung wichtig ist: Ernährt euch gesund!
  2. „So lautete ein berühmter Appell Jinnahs: «Nun, da Pakistan geschaffen ist, werden wir in unseren eigenen vier Wänden Hindus, Muslime und Sikhs sein. Im öffentlichen Raum sind wir pakistanische Staatsbürger. Religion ist eine private Angelegenheit, der wir zu Hause nachgehen.»“

Synonyms

AufrufAppellfunktion

Antonyms

AusdruckDarstellung

This word in other languages

appeal(English)llamamiento(Español)appel(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apell
  • apepll
  • applel
  • papell

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apell1apepll2applel2papell2
Edit distance from "Appell"

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 "Appell"?
"Appell" is spelled A-P-P-E-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈpɛl].
What does "Appell" mean?
As a noun, "Appell" means: dringende Aufforderung, Mahnung
What words are commonly confused with "Appell"?
"Appell" is commonly confused with "apple", "appelle", "apel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Appell"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Appell" is [aˈpɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Appell" come from?
"Appell" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Azubis#12,669Börsen#12,683Vulkan#12,630dickes#12,692

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list