äffisch
[ˈɛfɪʃ]
The verdict
“äffisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wie ein Affe
Corpus desk
Index DE-affisch · äffisch · German
äffisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ä" 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 | äffisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɛfɪʃ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „äffisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
äffisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɛfɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for äffisch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is äffisch, spelled Ä-F-F-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1wie ein Affe
- 2auf den Affen bezogen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how äffisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Äffischer kann man sich ja kaum noch benehmen!
Dies sah aber bei dem feierlichen Ernst, den er annahm, so possierlich aus, zumal da er äffische Possenkleider an hatte, daß Männer und Frauen laut lachen mußten, so ernsthaft auch die Freude des Tages war.
Synonyms
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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.