afro

[ˈafrɔ]

/[ˈafrɔ]/ noun

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The verdict

“afro” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,294. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,294
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Afro, Afrofrisur, Afrolook

Corpus desk

Index DE-afro · afro · German

afro · rank #26,294 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,294
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH afrikanischer

Nearest frequency peer: afrikanischer (-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 „afro“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

afro vs AO
0% similar
afro vs Art
25% similar
afro vs Arm
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for afro
PropertyValue
Headwordafro
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈafrɔ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#26,294
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „afro“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).afroliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „afrikanischer“ (#26,293), „akkurat“ (#26,295), „afghanischen“ (#26,292). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „afro“ bei #26,294. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around afro (IPA [ˈafrɔ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,294 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Afro, Afrofrisur, Afrolook".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for afro, with forms such as "affro", "afor", and "afrro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "AO", "Art", "Arm", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is afro, spelled A-F-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Afro, Afrofrisur, Afrolook

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Specyficzny image i fryzura afro wyróżniały pierwszą polską diwę soulową. Kayah zaproponowała nową jakość na polskim rynku: muzykę mało komercyjną.“
  2. „Dziś zrobiłbym przeszczep, lecz za parę lat wejdzie klonowanie, wtedy nawet największy łysol będzie mógł zapuścić afro.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • affro
  • afor
  • afrro
  • arfo
  • faro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of afro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

affro1afor2afrro1arfo2faro2
Edit distance from "afro"

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 "afro"?
"afro" is spelled A-F-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈafrɔ].
What does "afro" mean?
As a noun, "afro" means: Afro, Afrofrisur, Afrolook
What words are commonly confused with "afro"?
"afro" is commonly confused with "AO", "Art", "Arm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "afro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afro" is [ˈafrɔ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afro" come from?
"afro" 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 "afro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Amok#26,298Anus#26,301asse#26,305zoos#26,259

Similar misspelling depth

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

abbas5 variantswitte5 variantsvote5 variantsTanne5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list