Alfanzerei

German, noun/alfant͡səˈʁaɪ̯/

Alfanzerei is a German feminine noun meaning “farce, swindling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gaukelei, Possenreißerei”.

What does Alfanzerei mean in English?

noun

1
feminineobsoletefarce, swindling

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Gaukelei, Possenreißerei 2. leichter Betrug

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Alfanzerei

Alfanzereien plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Alfanzerei?

/alfant͡səˈʁaɪ̯/
[alfant͡səˈʁaɪ̯]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.