Afroamerikaner

[ˈaːfʁoʔameʁiˌkaːnɐ]

/[ˈaːfʁoʔameʁiˌkaːnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Afroamerikaner” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,450. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,450
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dunkelhäutiger Amerikaner, dessen Vorfahren aus Schwarzafrika stammen

Corpus desk

Index DE-afroamerikaner · Afroamerikaner · German

Afroamerikaner · rank #46,450 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,450
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH agierten

Nearest frequency peer: agierten (+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 „Afroamerikaner“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Afroamerikaner“ 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 Afroamerikaner
PropertyValue
HeadwordAfroamerikaner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaːfʁoʔameʁiˌkaːnɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#46,450
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Afroamerikaner“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „agierten“ (#46,451), „added“ (#46,448), „Aja“ (#46,452). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Afroamerikaner“ bei #46,450. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Afroamerikaner (IPA [ˈaːfʁoʔameʁiˌkaːnɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,450 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "dunkelhäutiger Amerikaner, dessen Vorfahren aus Schwarzafrika stammen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Afroamerikaner, with forms such as "affroamerikaner", "aforamerikaner", and "afraomerikaner". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Afroamerikaner, spelled A-F-R-O-A-M-E-R-I-K-A-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dunkelhäutiger Amerikaner, dessen Vorfahren aus Schwarzafrika stammen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die US-amerikanische Demokratie als solche und die sie tragenden Werte wurden als die eigentliche Ursache für die fortlaufende Unterdrückung der Afroamerikaner ausgemacht, weshalb die Afroamerikaner sich aus freiem Entschluss aus dieser Gesellschaft lösen sollten.“
  2. „Es gab sogar Clubs, die Afroamerikanern gehörten und wo schwarze Jazzmusiker eine musikalische Heimat fanden.“

This word in other languages

Afro-American(English)Afro-Américain(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • affroamerikaner
  • aforamerikaner
  • afraomerikaner
  • afroaemrikaner
  • afroameirkaner
  • afroameriakner
  • afroamerikaenr
  • afroamerikanerr
  • afroamerikanner
  • afroamerikanre
  • afroamerikkaner
  • afroameriknaer
  • afroamerkianer
  • afroamerrikaner
  • afroammerikaner
  • afroamreikaner
  • afromaerikaner
  • afrroamerikaner
  • arfoamerikaner
  • faroamerikaner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Afroamerikaner - 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.

affroamerikaner1aforamerikaner2afraomerikaner2afroaemrikaner2afroameirkaner2afroameriakner2afroamerikaenr2afroamerikanerr1
Edit distance from "Afroamerikaner"

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 "Afroamerikaner"?
"Afroamerikaner" is spelled A-F-R-O-A-M-E-R-I-K-A-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːfʁoʔameʁiˌkaːnɐ].
What does "Afroamerikaner" mean?
As a noun, "Afroamerikaner" means: dunkelhäutiger Amerikaner, dessen Vorfahren aus Schwarzafrika stammen
What are common misspellings of "Afroamerikaner"?
Common misspellings include "affroamerikaner", "aforamerikaner", "afraomerikaner", "afroaemrikaner", "afroameirkaner". The correct spelling is "Afroamerikaner".
How do you pronounce "Afroamerikaner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Afroamerikaner" is [ˈaːfʁoʔameʁiˌkaːnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Afroamerikaner" come from?
"Afroamerikaner" 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 "Afroamerikaner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list