Apus
/ˈeɪpəs/
"apus" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Apus” is an uncommon English word, ranked #80,195 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #80,195
- frequency rank, English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Apus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈeɪpəs/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #80,195 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Apus” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Apus is 4 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈeɪpəs/. Corpus data places it at rank #80,195 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Apus, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin apūs, from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + πούς (poús, “foot”); early specimens of birds of paradise obtained by Europeans had had their feet removed during traditi… The correct English form is Apus, spelled A-P-U-S.
Definition
- 1A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise.
Etymology
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin apūs, from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + πούς (poús, “foot”); early specimens of birds of paradise obtained by Europeans had had their feet removed during traditional taxidermy, and were consequently believed by Europeans to lack feet—see Paradisaea apoda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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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 “Apus”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-P-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈeɪpəs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.