Affinität

[afiniˈtɛːt]

/[afiniˈtɛːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Affinität” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,986. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,986
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wesensverwandtschaft zwischen Begriffen und Vorstellungen

Key facts for Affinität
PropertyValue
HeadwordAffinität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[afiniˈtɛːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,986
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Affinität” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Affinität lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Affinität (IPA [afiniˈtɛːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,986 among 113,935 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Affinität, with forms such as "affiintät", "affinittä", and "affinittät". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Affinität, spelled A-F-F-I-N-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wesensverwandtschaft zwischen Begriffen und Vorstellungen
  2. 2
    Triebkraft einer chemischen Reaktion; Bindungsbestreben von Atomen oder Atomgruppen, sich miteinander zu vereinigen
  3. 3
    mathematische Abbildung von Bereichen oder Räumen aufeinander, bei der bestimmte geometrische Eigenschaften erhalten bleiben
  4. 4
    Schwägerschaft, das Verhältnis zwischen dem einen Ehegatten und den Verwandten des anderen
  5. 5
    Anziehungskraft, die Menschen aufeinander ausüben
  6. 6
    Ähnlichkeit zwischen unverwandten Sprachen oder semantisch ähnlichen Wörtern
  7. 7
    Nachbarschaft, Verwandtschaft, besonders geistige und Wesensverwandtschaft

Synonyms

BeziehungBezugVerbindungVerbundenheitVerwandtschaft

This word in other languages

affinity(English)afinidad(Español)affinité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • affiintät
  • affinittä
  • affinittät
  • affinitätt
  • affiniätt
  • affinnität
  • affintiät
  • affniität
  • afifnität
  • afinität
  • fafinität

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Affinität - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

affiintät2affinittä2affinittät1affinitätt1affiniätt2affinnität1affintiät2affniität2
Edit distance from "Affinität"

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 "Affinität"?
"Affinität" is spelled A-F-F-I-N-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [afiniˈtɛːt].
What does "Affinität" mean?
As a noun, "Affinität" means: Wesensverwandtschaft zwischen Begriffen und Vorstellungen
What are common misspellings of "Affinität"?
Common misspellings include "affiintät", "affinittä", "affinittät", "affinitätt", "affiniätt". The correct spelling is "Affinität".
How do you pronounce "Affinität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Affinität" is [afiniˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Affinität" come from?
"Affinität" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Affinität”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-F-F-I-N-I-T-Ä-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [afiniˈtɛːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list