Afrikaaner

[afʁiˈkaːnɐ]

/[afʁiˈkaːnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Afrikaaner” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Siedler, überwiegend niederländischer Herkunft, im Bereich des heutigen Südafrika und Namibia

Key facts for Afrikaaner
PropertyValue
HeadwordAfrikaaner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[afʁiˈkaːnɐ]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Afrikaaner” sits in German frequency

Afrikaaner falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Afrikaaner is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [afʁiˈkaːnɐ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Siedler, überwiegend niederländischer Herkunft, im Bereich des heutigen Südafrika und Namibia".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Afrikaaner, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Afrikaaner, spelled A-F-R-I-K-A-A-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Siedler, überwiegend niederländischer Herkunft, im Bereich des heutigen Südafrika und Namibia

Synonyms

AfrikaanderBure

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Afrikaaner"?
"Afrikaaner" is spelled A-F-R-I-K-A-A-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [afʁiˈkaːnɐ].
What does "Afrikaaner" mean?
As a noun, "Afrikaaner" means: Siedler, überwiegend niederländischer Herkunft, im Bereich des heutigen Südafrika und Namibia
How do you pronounce "Afrikaaner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Afrikaaner" is [afʁiˈkaːnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Afrikaaner" come from?
"Afrikaaner" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Afrikaaner”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-F-R-I-K-A-A-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [afʁiˈkaːnɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list