Affenzirkus
German, noun[ˈafn̩ˌt͡sɪʁkʊs]
Affenzirkus is spelled A-F-F-E-N-Z-I-R-K-U-S (11 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 205,761st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Affenzirkus is a German masculine noun meaning “synonym of Affentheater” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in einem bestimmten Kontext als sinnlos, lästig, albern empfundenes Tun”.
What does Affenzirkus mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatorymasculinesynonym of Affentheater
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 Affenzirkus
- Affenzirkuses genitive
- Affenzirkusse plural
- Affenzirkussen dative definite plural
- Affencircus alternative
- Affenzirkusses genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Affenzirkus?
- [ˈafn̩ˌt͡sɪʁkʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Affenzirkus in German?
Affenzirkus appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).