Afghanin
[afˈɡaːnɪn]
The verdict
“Afghanin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staatsbürgerin von Afghanistan
Corpus desk
Index DE-afghanin · Afghanin · German
Afghanin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Afghanin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [afˈɡaːnɪn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Afghanin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Afghanin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [afˈɡaːnɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Staatsbürgerin von Afghanistan".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Afghanin, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Afghanin, spelled A-F-G-H-A-N-I-N.
Definition
- 1Staatsbürgerin von Afghanistan
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Afghanin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Afghanin wurde 1910 geboren und verstarb 1999.
„Sogar die Mannequins in den Schaufenstern dürfen keine Gesichter mehr zeigen. Manche Afghaninnen sehen darin ihre eigene Situation gespiegelt.“
This word in other languages
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.