affenartig
[ˈafn̩ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç]
The verdict
“affenartig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an einen Affen erinnernd, wie ein Affe
Corpus desk
Index DE-affenartig · affenartig · German
affenartig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | affenartig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈafn̩ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „affenartig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
affenartig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈafn̩ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an einen Affen erinnernd, wie ein Affe".
No misspelling variants are generated for affenartig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is affenartig, spelled A-F-F-E-N-A-R-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1an einen Affen erinnernd, wie ein Affe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how affenartig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Gesichtszüge wachsen nicht nur, sondern nehmen ein fast affenartiges Aussehen an, und mit fortschreitender Krankheit nimmt selbst der Schädel annähernd Affenformen an.“
„In der CIA bezeichnete man Leute wie ihn oft abschätzig als ›Arbeitsschimpansen‹, weil sie mit affenartigem Geschick die ›manuellen‹ Aufgaben wie das Installieren von Wanzen erledigten oder paramilitärische Aktionen durchführten.“
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.