Affekt

[aˈfɛkt]

/[aˈfɛkt]/ noun

The verdict

“Affekt” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,944. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,944
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - heftige Gefühlsregung, starke Gemütsbewegung, innere Erregung

Corpus desk

Index DE-affekt · Affekt · German

Affekt · rank #37,944 · 7 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,944
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH affairs

Nearest frequency peer: affairs (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Affekt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Affekt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Affekt vs Affen
67% similar
Affekt vs Aspekt
67% similar
Affekt vs Affe
67% similar

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

Key facts for Affekt
PropertyValue
HeadwordAffekt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈfɛkt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,944
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Affekt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Affektliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „affairs“ (#37,943), „Agrarpolitik“ (#37,945), „Ahne“ (#37,946). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Affekt“ bei #37,944. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Affekt (IPA [aˈfɛkt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,944 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "heftige Gefühlsregung, starke Gemütsbewegung, innere Erregung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Affekt, with forms such as "afefkt", "afekt", and "affekkt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Affen", "Aspekt", "Affe", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Affekt, spelled A-F-F-E-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    heftige Gefühlsregung, starke Gemütsbewegung, innere Erregung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es ist doch im Affekt passiert.
  2. Hierbei handelt es sich um eine Handlung aus dem Affekt.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afefkt
  • afekt
  • affekkt
  • affektt
  • affetk
  • affket
  • fafekt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Affekt - 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.

afefkt2afekt1affekkt1affektt1affetk2affket2fafekt2
Edit distance from "Affekt"

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 "Affekt"?
"Affekt" is spelled A-F-F-E-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈfɛkt].
What does "Affekt" mean?
As a noun, "Affekt" means: heftige Gefühlsregung, starke Gemütsbewegung, innere Erregung
What words are commonly confused with "Affekt"?
"Affekt" is commonly confused with "Affen", "Aspekt", "Affe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Affekt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Affekt" is [aˈfɛkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Affekt" come from?
"Affekt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list