Which to use
“Affe” and “Affekt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,017
- “Affe” frequency rank
- #37,944
- “Affekt” frequency rank
- 49961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Affe | Affekt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Säugetier aus der Unterordnung Anthropoidea in der Ordnung der Primaten | heftige Gefühlsregung, starke Gemütsbewegung, innere Erregung |
Where the eye mixes Affe and Affekt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Affe runs 4 letters (VCCV) against Affekt's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Affe and Affekt
A purely visual mix-up. Affe ([ˈafə]) and Affekt ([aˈfɛkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Affe” sits inside “Affekt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Affe is recorded at frequency rank #12,017, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈafə]. Affekt is at rank #37,944, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈfɛkt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49961, this pair ranks #1,191,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Affe vs Affekt
Shared letters: aef. Private to "Affe": -. Private to "Affekt": kt.
"Affe" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Affekt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Affe" for "Affekt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Affe" vs "Affekt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Affe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Affekt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,191,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Affe" and "Affekt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Affe vs Atze". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,191,884 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.