Affe

[ˈafə]

/[ˈafə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Affe” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #12,017) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#12,017
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Säugetier aus der Unterordnung Anthropoidea in der Ordnung der Primaten

Corpus desk

Index DE-affe · Affe · German

Affe · rank #12,017 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,017
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abrechnung

Nearest frequency peer: Abrechnung (-2 rank slots)

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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Affe“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Affe“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Affe vs auf
25% similar
Affe vs are
25% similar
Affe vs Aue
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Affe
PropertyValue
HeadwordAffe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈafə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,017
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Affe“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Affeliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abrechnung“ (#12,015), „Algerien“ (#12,019), „ablenken“ (#12,014). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Affe“ bei #12,017. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Affe is neighbouring look-alikes ("auf", "are", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈafə]. Frequency #12,017 among 6,976 “A” headwords. 6 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Affe, with forms such as "afe", "afef", and "fafe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "auf", "are", "Aue", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Affe, spelled A-F-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Säugetier aus der Unterordnung Anthropoidea in der Ordnung der Primaten
  2. 2
    eitler, affektierter Mensch
  3. 3
    roher, primitiver, ungeschlachter Mann
  4. 4
    ein junges Murmeltier
  5. 5
    Felltornister
  6. 6
    ein durch Alkohol verursachter Rauschzustand

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Affe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Affen sind in der Regel Pflanzenfresser.
  2. „Die neuere Systematik teilt die Primaten in vier Unterordnungen: Lemuroidea oder Lemuren, Galagoidea oder Buschbabys und Loris, Tarsioidea oder Gespenstmakis und Simiae oder Affen.“

Synonyms

FatzkeLackaffePrimitivlingPrimatProletRauschSuff

This word in other languages

monkey(English)mono(Español)singe(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afe
  • afef
  • fafe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Affe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

afe1afef2fafe2
Edit distance from "Affe"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Affe"?
"Affe" is spelled A-F-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈafə].
What does "Affe" mean?
As a noun, "Affe" means: Säugetier aus der Unterordnung Anthropoidea in der Ordnung der Primaten
What words are commonly confused with "Affe"?
"Affe" is commonly confused with "auf", "are", "Aue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Affe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Affe" is [ˈafə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Affe" come from?
"Affe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Affe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Arno#12,024Want#12,000Verb#11,988edge#12,053

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list