Affront

[aˈfʁɔ̃ː]

/[aˈfʁɔ̃ː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Affront” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,191. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,191
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - öffentlicher verbaler oder schriftlicher Angriff bzw. Beschuldigung

Corpus desk

Index DE-affront · Affront · German

Affront · rank #39,191 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,191
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH achtel

Nearest frequency peer: achtel (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Affront“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Affront“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Affront
PropertyValue
HeadwordAffront
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈfʁɔ̃ː]
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,191
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Affront“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Affrontliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „achtel“ (#39,190), „Aktivismus“ (#39,192), „abzielen“ (#39,189). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Affront“ bei #39,191. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Affront (IPA [aˈfʁɔ̃ː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,191 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "öffentlicher verbaler oder schriftlicher Angriff bzw. Beschuldigung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Affront, with forms such as "affornt", "affrnot", and "affronnt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Affront, spelled A-F-F-R-O-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    öffentlicher verbaler oder schriftlicher Angriff bzw. Beschuldigung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seine Antwort war ein einziger Affront.
  2. „Portugal empfand das eigenmächtige Handeln seiner Kolonie als Affront.“

Synonyms

BeleidigungKränkung

This word in other languages

affront(English)afrenta(Español)affront(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • affornt
  • affrnot
  • affronnt
  • affrontt
  • affrotn
  • affrront
  • afrfont
  • afront
  • fafront

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Affront - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

affornt2affrnot2affronnt1affrontt1affrotn2affrront1afrfont2afront1
Edit distance from "Affront"

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 "Affront"?
"Affront" is spelled A-F-F-R-O-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈfʁɔ̃ː].
What does "Affront" mean?
As a noun, "Affront" means: öffentlicher verbaler oder schriftlicher Angriff bzw. Beschuldigung
What are common misspellings of "Affront"?
Common misspellings include "affornt", "affrnot", "affronnt", "affrontt", "affrotn". The correct spelling is "Affront".
How do you pronounce "Affront"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Affront" is [aˈfʁɔ̃ː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Affront" come from?
"Affront" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Amtmann#39,195anbeten#39,198atomare#39,208übersät#39,173

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

achtel9 variantsÖkumene9 variantswittert9 variantswachse9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list