Granatapfel

[ɡʁaˈnaːtˌʔap͡fl̩]

/[ɡʁaˈnaːtˌʔap͡fl̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Granatapfel” is uncommon German (frequency #63,379 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,379
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Laubbaum aus der Familie Weiderichgewächse

Corpus desk

Index DE-granatapfel · Granatapfel · German

Granatapfel · rank #63,379 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,379
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grafikdesign

Nearest frequency peer: Grafikdesign (-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 „Granatapfel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Granatapfel
PropertyValue
HeadwordGranatapfel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡʁaˈnaːtˌʔap͡fl̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#63,379
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Granatapfel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Grafikdesign“ (#63,378), „Granulat“ (#63,380), „grausig“ (#63,381). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Granatapfel“ bei #63,379. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Granatapfel is uncommon German at frequency #63,379 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁaˈnaːtˌʔap͡fl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Granatapfel in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Granatapfel, spelled G-R-A-N-A-T-A-P-F-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Laubbaum aus der Familie Weiderichgewächse
  2. 2
    rote Frucht von [1]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Granatapfel hat rote Blüten.
  2. Der Saft des Granatapfels ist tiefrot und hinterlässt auf der Kleidung hartnäckige Flecken.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Granatapfel"?
"Granatapfel" is spelled G-R-A-N-A-T-A-P-F-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁaˈnaːtˌʔap͡fl̩].
What does "Granatapfel" mean?
As a noun, "Granatapfel" means: Laubbaum aus der Familie Weiderichgewächse
How do you pronounce "Granatapfel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Granatapfel" is [ɡʁaˈnaːtˌʔap͡fl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list