Apulien

[aˈpuːli̯ən]

/[aˈpuːli̯ən]/ name

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The verdict

“Apulien” is uncommon German (frequency #55,129 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,129
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Region im Südosten Italiens

Corpus desk

Index DE-apulien · Apulien · German

Apulien · rank #55,129 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,129
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH apokalyptische

Nearest frequency peer: apokalyptische (-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 „Apulien“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Apulien
PropertyValue
HeadwordApulien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aˈpuːli̯ən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,129
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Apulien“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Apulienfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „apokalyptische“ (#55,128), „arbeitender“ (#55,130), „anzupacken“ (#55,127). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Apulien“ bei #55,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Apulien is uncommon German at frequency #55,129 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [aˈpuːli̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Region im Südosten Italiens".

Apulien has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Apulien, spelled A-P-U-L-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Region im Südosten Italiens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Apulien ist eine sehr wasserarme Region Italiens.
  2. Theo plant, demnächst ein paar Monate lang Apulien zu bereisen.

This word in other languages

Apulia(English)Apulia(Español)Pouille(Français)

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 "Apulien"?
"Apulien" is spelled A-P-U-L-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈpuːli̯ən].
What does "Apulien" mean?
As a proper noun, "Apulien" means: Region im Südosten Italiens
How do you pronounce "Apulien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Apulien" is [aˈpuːli̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Apulien" come from?
"Apulien" 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 "Apulien", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Antigen#55,125Anbruch#55,114Amtseid#55,109Befehls#55,169

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list