appelle

[apɛl]

/[apɛl]/ verb

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The verdict

“appelle” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,468. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,468
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs appeler

Corpus desk

Index DE-appelle · appelle · German

appelle · rank #49,468 · 6 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,468
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anämie

Nearest frequency peer: Anämie (-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 „appelle“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „appelle“ 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).

appelle vs apple
71% similar
appelle vs appel
71% similar
appelle vs Appell
71% similar

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

Key facts for appelle
PropertyValue
Headwordappelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[apɛl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,468
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „appelle“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).appelleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Anämie“ (#49,467), „applications“ (#49,469), „Anziehungspunkt“ (#49,466). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „appelle“ bei #49,468. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around appelle (IPA [apɛl]), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,468 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for appelle, with forms such as "apelle", "apeplle", and "appele". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "apple", "appel", "Appell", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is appelle, spelled A-P-P-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs appeler
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs appeler
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Subjunktiv Präsens Aktiv des Verbs appeler
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Subjunktiv Präsens Aktiv des Verbs appeler
  5. 5
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs appeler

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apelle
  • apeplle
  • appele
  • appelel
  • applele
  • papelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apelle1apeplle2appele1appelel2applele2papelle2
Edit distance from "appelle"

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 "appelle"?
"appelle" is spelled A-P-P-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [apɛl].
What does "appelle" mean?
As a verb, "appelle" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs appeler
What words are commonly confused with "appelle"?
"appelle" is commonly confused with "apple", "appel", "Appell". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "appelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "appelle" is [apɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "appelle" come from?
"appelle" 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 "appelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anmache#49,462Argwohn#49,476Alsdorf#49,454Bedburg#49,508

Similar misspelling depth

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

Arosa6 variantsaloha6 variantsBims6 variantszapf6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list