Affentheater
German, noun/ˈafn̩teˌʔaːtɐ/
Affentheater is spelled A-F-F-E-N-T-H-E-A-T-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 88,766th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Affentheater is a German neuter noun meaning “charade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in einem bestimmten Kontext als sinnlos, lästig, albern empfundenes Tun”.
What does Affentheater mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatoryneutercharade
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in einem bestimmten Kontext als sinnlos, lästig, albern empfundenes Tun
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 Affentheater
- Affentheaters genitive
- Affentheatern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Affentheater?
- /ˈafn̩teˌʔaːtɐ/
- [ˈafn̩teˌʔaːtɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Affentheater
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Affentheater in German?
Affentheater appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).