affektiert
German, adjective[afɛkˈtiːɐ̯t]
affektiert is spelled A-F-F-E-K-T-I-E-R-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 129,075th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Affektiert is a German adjective meaning “affected” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of affektieren. The German Wiktionary defines it as “von einem gekünstelten Verhalten geprägt”.
What does affektiert mean in English?
adjective
- 1
affected
- 2
lah-di-dah
verb
- 1
past participle of affektieren
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. von einem gekünstelten Verhalten geprägt
verb: 1. Partizip Perfekt des Verbs affektieren
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of affektiert
- affektierter masculine nominative singular
- am affektiertesten superlative
- affektierte feminine nominative singular
- affektiertes neuter nominative singular
- affektierten genitive masculine singular
- affektiertem dative masculine singular
- der affektierte definite includes-article masculine
- die affektierte definite feminine includes-article
- das affektierte definite includes-article neuter
- die affektierten definite includes-article nominative
- des affektierten definite genitive includes-article
- der affektierten definite feminine genitive
- dem affektierten dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce affektiert?
- [afɛkˈtiːɐ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to affektiert
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is affektiert in German?
affektiert appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).