Similar words
Drogerie
An important distinction: Drogerie is a drugstore selling cosmetics and toiletries, no prescription medication; Apotheke is a pharmacy, which does dispense medication and prescriptions.
Similar in other languages
French
pharmacie
pharmacie is the French word for the same thing — both mean "pharmacy."
Portuguese
farmácia
farmácia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pharmacy."
Practice
1 What does Apotheke mean?
pharmacy
civil servant
salad bowl
lobby
pharmacy
2 Fill the gap: Ich muss noch zur ___ gehen.
Apotheken
Apotheke
Galgen
Full sentence: Ich muss noch zur Apotheke gehen. (I still need to go to the pharmacy.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Apotheke?
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Core
Domain
Medical
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: medical. Connotation: neutral.
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Academic
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
Apotheke: neutral register, core frequency, medical domain, neutral connotation.