affabel
[aˈfaːbl̩]
The verdict
“affabel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von wohlwollender, freundlicher Art im Umgang mit anderen Menschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-affabel · affabel · German
affabel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | affabel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [aˈfaːbl̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „affabel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
affabel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aˈfaːbl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von wohlwollender, freundlicher Art im Umgang mit anderen Menschen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for affabel in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is affabel, spelled A-F-F-A-B-E-L.
Definition
- 1von wohlwollender, freundlicher Art im Umgang mit anderen Menschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how affabel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wir frühstücken miteinander, und meine Alte weiß nicht wohin aus Seligkeit über die Ehre; und der Herr Baron sind affabel und heiter genug, bringen Grüße von unserm Kinde und diskurrieren aufs Freundschaftlichste von allem, was der Tag gibt.“
„Gegenüber seinen Schülern der Münchener Zeit war der Meister nicht gerade affabel und freundlich, mehr ernst und zurückhaltend, während er die von Düsseldorf Gekommenen als seine alten Freunde in seinen steten Umgang zog.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.