apropos
German, adverb[a.pʁoˈpoː]
apropos is spelled A-P-R-O-P-O-S (7 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written German, the 11,404th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apropos is a German adverb meaning “speaking of, apropos” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “leitet auf ein ähnliches oder verwandtes Gesprächsthema über”.
What does apropos mean in English?
adverb
- 1
speaking of, apropos
Apropos, Spanien: Wir fliegen ja nächsten Monat nach Madrid.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. leitet auf ein ähnliches oder verwandtes Gesprächsthema über
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce apropos?
- [a.pʁoˈpoː]
- [apʁoˈpoː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to apropos
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apropos in German?
apropos appears 5.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).