Affektiertheit
[afɛkˈtiːɐ̯thaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Affektiertheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verhalten oder Benehmen, das so gekünstelt oder übertrieben ist, dass es als lächerlich oder unangenehm empfunden wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Affektiertheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [afɛkˈtiːɐ̯thaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Affektiertheit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Affektiertheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [afɛkˈtiːɐ̯thaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Affektiertheit in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Affektiertheit, spelled A-F-F-E-K-T-I-E-R-T-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Verhalten oder Benehmen, das so gekünstelt oder übertrieben ist, dass es als lächerlich oder unangenehm empfunden wird
- 2Handlung, die affektiert ist
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.
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Using “Affektiertheit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-F-F-E-K-T-I-E-R-T-H-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [afɛkˈtiːɐ̯thaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.