Appendix

[aˈpɛndɪks]

/[aˈpɛndɪks]/ noun

The verdict

“Appendix” is uncommon German (frequency #73,242 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,242
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Anhang, das Angehängte, der Zusatz

Corpus desk

Index DE-appendix · Appendix · German

Appendix · rank #73,242 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,242
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Apollonia

Nearest frequency peer: Apollonia (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Appendix“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Appendix“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Appendix
PropertyValue
HeadwordAppendix
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈpɛndɪks]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,242
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Appendix“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Appendixfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Apollonia“ (#73,241), „Apfelschorle“ (#73,240), „Arnolds“ (#73,244). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Appendix“ bei #73,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Appendix is uncommon German at frequency #73,242 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈpɛndɪks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Appendix, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Appendix, spelled A-P-P-E-N-D-I-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Anhang, das Angehängte, der Zusatz
  2. 2
    kleiner, meist mehr oder weniger kegelförmiger Fortsatz der Basidiospore, mit der sie am Sterigma der Basidie angeheftet war

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Datentabellen stecke ich in einen Appendix am Ende des Buches.
  2. „Zwei ausführliche Appendizes, A und B, mit separater Paginierung im Anhang veranschaulichen die Ergebnisse der Befragung und dienen als nützliches Hilfsmittel.“

Synonyms

ApiculusHilarappendix

This word in other languages

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 "Appendix"?
"Appendix" is spelled A-P-P-E-N-D-I-X. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈpɛndɪks].
What does "Appendix" mean?
As a noun, "Appendix" means: der Anhang, das Angehängte, der Zusatz
How do you pronounce "Appendix"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Appendix" is [aˈpɛndɪks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Appendix" come from?
"Appendix" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list