apparat
noun
apparat is spelled A-P-P-A-R-A-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, apparat means “The Soviet machinery of state bureaucratic administration, or a similar communistic structure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of apparat is apparats.
How many letters and syllables are in apparat?
| Letters | 7: A-P-P-A-R-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is apparat?
Apparat appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of apparat
- apparats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apparat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The Soviet machinery of state bureaucratic administration, or a similar communistic structure.
- 2
An apparatus; an instrument; a device.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does apparat come from?
Borrowed from Russian аппара́т (apparát, “apparatus, apparat”). Doublet of apparatus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).