Fernsehapparat
[ˈfɛʁnzeːʔapaˌʁaːt]
The verdict
“Fernsehapparat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elektronisches Gerät, das von Fernsehanstalten ausgestrahlte Sendungen über terrestrische Wellen, Satelliten oder Glasfaserkabel empfangen und wiedergeben kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fernsehapparat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛʁnzeːʔapaˌʁaːt] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fernsehapparat” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Fernsehapparat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛʁnzeːʔapaˌʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "elektronisches Gerät, das von Fernsehanstalten ausgestrahlte Sendungen über terrestrische Wellen, Satelliten oder Glasfaserkabel empfangen und wiedergeben kann".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Fernsehapparat, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Fernsehapparat, spelled F-E-R-N-S-E-H-A-P-P-A-R-A-T.
Definition
- 1elektronisches Gerät, das von Fernsehanstalten ausgestrahlte Sendungen über terrestrische Wellen, Satelliten oder Glasfaserkabel empfangen und wiedergeben kann
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Fernsehapparat”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-E-R-N-S-E-H-A-P-P-A-R-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfɛʁnzeːʔapaˌʁaːt] (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
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.