Appetizer
[ɛpəˈtaɪ̯zɐ]
The verdict
“Appetizer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine kleine appetitanregende Vorspeise oder ein appetitanregendes Getränk
Corpus desk
Index DE-appetizer · Appetizer · German
Appetizer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Appetizer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛpəˈtaɪ̯zɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Appetizer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Appetizer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛpəˈtaɪ̯zɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Appetizer, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Appetizer, spelled A-P-P-E-T-I-Z-E-R.
Definition
- 1eine kleine appetitanregende Vorspeise oder ein appetitanregendes Getränk
- 2ein appetitanregendes Mittel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Appetizer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als Appetizer nehmen wir ein paar Oliven vorweg.
„Auch sonst schien sich nach dem ersten flüchtigen Studium der Speisenkarte im Angebot kaum etwas verändert zu haben und selbst die von mir anfänglich kritisch beäugte gelbe Streifigkeit verwandelte sich schon bei der reichhaltigen Auswahl von regionalen und internationalen Hors-d'œuvre, Bouillons und Appetizern zusehends zur Wohlfühlkulisse.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.