affig

[ˈafɪç]

/[ˈafɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“affig” is uncommon German (frequency #75,337 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,337
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - übertrieben auf das Äußere und die Wirkung auf andere Menschen bedacht

Corpus desk

Index DE-affig · affig · German

affig · rank #75,337 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,337
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH administrativ…

Nearest frequency peer: administrativer (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „affig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „affig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for affig
PropertyValue
Headwordaffig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈafɪç]
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,337
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „affig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.affigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „administrativer“ (#75,336), „Agra“ (#75,338), „administrativ“ (#75,335). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „affig“ bei #75,337. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

affig is uncommon German at frequency #75,337 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈafɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

affig has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is affig, spelled A-F-F-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    übertrieben auf das Äußere und die Wirkung auf andere Menschen bedacht
  2. 2
    töricht in der Handlungsweise oder lächerlich im Erscheinungsbild
  3. 3
    künstlich in der Art, Gefühle zu äußern oder darzustellen
  4. 4
    im Benehmen wie ein Affe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how affig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Erik Göller als affig schöner Sigismund ist ein Schrei.
  2. Während aber Magenta und Max vor einer halben Ewigkeit mit viel Wiener Schmäh und einem mit losen Beinen baumelnden Plüsch-Taschen-Schaf ihr menschelnde "TXO"-Bleibe bezogen haben, ziehen die Traumjob-Kandidaten mit superkurzen Minis und affigem Imponiergehabe schwer bewaffnet in die Schlacht.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "affig"?
"affig" is spelled A-F-F-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈafɪç].
What does "affig" mean?
As an adjective, "affig" means: übertrieben auf das Äußere und die Wirkung auf andere Menschen bedacht
How do you pronounce "affig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "affig" is [ˈafɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "affig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "affig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list