apogee
/ˈæp.ə.d͡ʒi/
"apogee" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“apogee” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #48,594 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #48,594
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apogee |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæp.ə.d͡ʒi/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #48,594 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apogee” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for apogee is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈæp.ə.d͡ʒi/. Corpus data places it at rank #48,594 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for apogee, with forms such as "aopgee", "apgoee", and "apoege". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French apogée, from Latin apogaeum, apogēum, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “away from Earth”), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) + γῆ (gê, “Earth”). The correct English form is apogee, spelled A-P-O-G-E-E.
Definition
- 1The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- 2The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet: the apoapsis of any satellite.
- 3The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is farthest from the Earth.
- 4The highest point.
Etymology
From Middle French apogée, from Latin apogaeum, apogēum, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “away from Earth”), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) + γῆ (gê, “Earth”).
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aopgee,apgoee,apoege,apoge,apoggee,appogee,paogee
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apogee - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “apogee”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-P-O-G-E-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈæp.ə.d͡ʒi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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.