Affrikate
[ˌafʁiˈkaːtə]
The verdict
“Affrikate” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - enge Verbindung eines Plosivs (Verschlusslaut) mit einem homorganen oder benachbarten Frikativ (Reibelaut) derart, dass die Plosion direkt in den Frikativ übergeht
Corpus desk
Index DE-affrikate · Affrikate · German
Affrikate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Affrikate |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌafʁiˈkaːtə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Affrikate“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Affrikate is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌafʁiˈkaːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "enge Verbindung eines Plosivs (Verschlusslaut) mit einem homorganen oder benachbarten Frikativ (Reibelaut) derart, dass die Plosion direkt in den Frikativ übergeht".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Affrikate, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Affrikate, spelled A-F-F-R-I-K-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1enge Verbindung eines Plosivs (Verschlusslaut) mit einem homorganen oder benachbarten Frikativ (Reibelaut) derart, dass die Plosion direkt in den Frikativ übergeht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Affrikate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Deutschen wird das meistens als Affrikate [ʦ] ausgesprochen.
Die Affrikaten im Deutschen sind: [pf] (Pferd), [ʦ] (Zaun), [ʧ] (Matsch). Weitere Affrikaten kommen in Fremdwörtern (z. B. [ʤ] in „Gin“) vor.
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.