Aprikose

[ˌapʁiˈkoːzə]

/[ˌapʁiˈkoːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Aprikose” is uncommon German (frequency #86,179 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,179
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Baum oder Strauch der Art Prunus armeniaca aus der Familie der Rosengewächse

Corpus desk

Index DE-aprikose · Aprikose · German

Aprikose · rank #86,179 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,179
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Apfelbäume

Nearest frequency peer: Apfelbäume (-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 „Aprikose“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Aprikose
PropertyValue
HeadwordAprikose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌapʁiˈkoːzə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,179
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Aprikose“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Aprikosefällt 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: „Apfelbäume“ (#86,178), „Aquariums“ (#86,180), „Aramäischen“ (#86,181). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aprikose“ bei #86,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aprikose is uncommon German at frequency #86,179 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌapʁiˈkoːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Aprikose in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Aprikose, spelled A-P-R-I-K-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Baum oder Strauch der Art Prunus armeniaca aus der Familie der Rosengewächse
  2. 2
    essbare Frucht von ^([1]);

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Aprikosen blühen.
  2. Ich esse gern Aprikosen.

Synonyms

AprikosenbaumAprikosenstrauchAmarilleMorelleMarilleMaledeDeutschsprachige Küchenbegriffe nach RegionenPrunus armeniaca

Antonyms

Pfirsich

This word in other languages

apricot(English)albaricoquero(Español)abricotier(Français)damasqueiro(Português)

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 "Aprikose"?
"Aprikose" is spelled A-P-R-I-K-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌapʁiˈkoːzə].
What does "Aprikose" mean?
As a noun, "Aprikose" means: ein Baum oder Strauch der Art Prunus armeniaca aus der Familie der Rosengewächse
How do you pronounce "Aprikose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aprikose" is [ˌapʁiˈkoːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aprikose" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

anterior#86,173auffasst#86,193angefixt#86,163aufgriff#86,197

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list