Augapfel

[ˈaʊ̯kˌʔap͡fl̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯kˌʔap͡fl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Augapfel” is uncommon German (frequency #61,302 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,302
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kugelförmiger, wesentlicher Teil des Auges, der in der Augenhöhle sitzt

Key facts for Augapfel
PropertyValue
HeadwordAugapfel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯kˌʔap͡fl̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,302
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Augapfel” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Augapfel lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Augapfel is uncommon German at frequency #61,302 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯kˌʔap͡fl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Augapfel, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Augapfel, spelled A-U-G-A-P-F-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    kugelförmiger, wesentlicher Teil des Auges, der in der Augenhöhle sitzt
  2. 2
    das Liebste, was man hat

Synonyms

Bulbus oculi

This word in other languages

eyeball(English)niña(Español)globe oculaire(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 "Augapfel"?
"Augapfel" is spelled A-U-G-A-P-F-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯kˌʔap͡fl̩].
What does "Augapfel" mean?
As a noun, "Augapfel" means: kugelförmiger, wesentlicher Teil des Auges, der in der Augenhöhle sitzt
How do you pronounce "Augapfel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Augapfel" is [ˈaʊ̯kˌʔap͡fl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Augapfel" come from?
"Augapfel" 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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Using “Augapfel”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-G-A-P-F-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯kˌʔap͡fl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list