affliction
[əˈflɪkʃn ̩]
The verdict
“affliction” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Leid, Not, Elend
Corpus desk
Index DE-affliction · affliction · German
affliction · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | affliction |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [əˈflɪkʃn ̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „affliction“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
affliction is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [əˈflɪkʃn ̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for affliction in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is affliction, spelled A-F-F-L-I-C-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Leid, Not, Elend
- 2Leiden, Gebrechen, Befallensein
- 3Bedrängnis, Befallensein; Kummer, Betrübnis
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how affliction appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Poverty is an afflication of the underdeveloped world.
This disease is a common affliction.
Synonyms
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.