apportieren
[apɔʁˈtiːʁən]
The verdict
“apportieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einem helfenden Tier etwas herbeibringen lassen
Corpus desk
Index DE-apportieren · apportieren · German
apportieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | apportieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [apɔʁˈtiːʁən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „apportieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
apportieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [apɔʁˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von einem helfenden Tier etwas herbeibringen lassen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for apportieren, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is apportieren, spelled A-P-P-O-R-T-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1von einem helfenden Tier etwas herbeibringen lassen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how apportieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Jäger ließ seinen Hund die angeschossene Gans apportieren.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.