approach

[əˈprəʊtʃ]

/[əˈprəʊtʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“approach” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,382. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,382
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Annäherung, Herannahen

Corpus desk

Index DE-approach · approach · German

approach · rank #40,382 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,382
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH applaudiert

Nearest frequency peer: applaudiert (-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 „approach“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „approach“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for approach
PropertyValue
Headwordapproach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[əˈprəʊtʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,382
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „approach“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).approachliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „applaudiert“ (#40,381), „Armaturenbrett“ (#40,383), „Aphrodite“ (#40,380). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „approach“ bei #40,382. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around approach (IPA [əˈprəʊtʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,382 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for approach, with forms such as "apporach", "appraoch", and "approacch". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is approach, spelled A-P-P-R-O-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Annäherung, Herannahen
  2. 2
    Ansatz
  3. 3
    Zutritt
  4. 4
    Ankunft
  5. 5
    Betrachtungsweise

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The young man’s approach was slow.
  2. "He was clearly so scared by his mischance in breaking the window and by the approach of Peterson that he thought of nothing but flight, but since then he must have bitterly regretted the impulse which caused him to drop his bird."

Synonyms

advanceentrance

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apporach
  • appraoch
  • approacch
  • approachh
  • approahc
  • approcah
  • apprroach
  • aproach
  • aprpoach
  • paproach

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apporach2appraoch2approacch1approachh1approahc2approcah2apprroach1aproach1
Edit distance from "approach"

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 "approach"?
"approach" is spelled A-P-P-R-O-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [əˈprəʊtʃ].
What does "approach" mean?
As a noun, "approach" means: Annäherung, Herannahen
What are common misspellings of "approach"?
Common misspellings include "apporach", "appraoch", "approacch", "approachh", "approahc". The correct spelling is "approach".
How do you pronounce "approach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "approach" is [əˈprəʊtʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "approach" come from?
"approach" 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 "approach", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

andauert#40,373Ammersee#40,370Absprung#40,363Autisten#40,403

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list