apple
ap·ple/ˈæpəl/noun, verb
apple is spelled A-P-P-L-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables (ap·ple). It appears 58 times per million words in written English, the 1,793rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, apple means “The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or yellow skin, cultivated in temperate climates for cidermaking, cooking, and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of apple is apples.
How many letters and syllables are in apple?
| Letters | 5: A-P-P-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ap·ple |
| In writing | 58 times per million words; the 1,793rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is apple?
Apple appears 58 times per million words in written English, the 1,793rd 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).
How do you pronounce apple?
- US /ˈæpəl/
- US [ˈæpəl] ~ [ˈæpl̩]
- British /ˈapəl/
Apple has 2 syllables, split ap·ple in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-apple.wav, En-us-apple.ogg, En-uk-apple.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with apple
Also written: appel.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with apple?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as apple from its last stressed vowel (/æpəl/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: appel.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of apple
- apples plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- appling participle, present
- appled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apple mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or yellow skin, cultivated in temperate climates for cidermaking, cooking, and eating.
- 2
Often with a qualifying word: any fruit or vegetable, or any other thing (such as a cone or gall) produced by a plant, especially if from a tree and similar to the fruit of Malus domestica (noun sense 1.1).
custard apple rose apple thorn apple
- 3
Something which resembles the fruit of Malus domestica (noun sense 1.1) in shape (such as a ball, breast, or globe) or colour.
- 4
Ellipsis of Adam's apple (“the lump in the throat, usually more noticeable in men than in women; the laryngeal prominence”).
- 5
Ellipsis of apple-green (“a bright green colour with a light tint of yellow, like that of a Granny Smith apple”).
- 6
Ellipsis of apple of the eye (“the pupil, or pupil and iris, of the eye, originally believed to be spherical; also, the eyeball”).
- 7
informalThe round, fleshy part of a cheek between the eye and the corner of the mouth when a person is smiling.
- 8
The surface of revolution of a circular arc of an angle greater than 180° rotated about the straight line passing through the arc's two endpoints.
verb
- 1
To make (something) appear like an apple (noun sense 1.1).
- 2
To become like an apple.
- 3
UKrareTo collect fir-cones.
- 4
Of a flower bud or vegetable (especially a root vegetable): to grow into the shape of an apple.
noun
- 1
A computer produced by the company Apple Inc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apple in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fruit of Malus domestica:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.