affenähnlich
[ˈafn̩ˌʔɛːnlɪç]
The verdict
“affenähnlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einem Affen ähnelnd
Corpus desk
Index DE-affenahnlich · affenähnlich · German
affenähnlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | affenähnlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈafn̩ˌʔɛːnlɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „affenähnlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
affenähnlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈafn̩ˌʔɛːnlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einem Affen ähnelnd".
No misspelling variants are generated for affenähnlich in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is affenähnlich, spelled A-F-F-E-N-Ä-H-N-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1einem Affen ähnelnd
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how affenähnlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wer diese weißen, affenähnlichen Kreaturen gewesen sein mochten, konnte Mwanu sich nicht vorstellen, doch er glaubte, dass es sich bei ihnen um die Erbauer der zerstörten Stadt handelte.“
„Auf dem Fuß sind grinsende affenähnliche Gesichter und drei Frösche zu erkennen, die an ein Palastritual zur Sicherung militärischer Erfolge vor dem Kriegszug erinnern.“
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.