Lackaffe
[ˈlakˌʔafə]
The verdict
“Lackaffe” 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) - arroganter, geschniegelter Mann
Corpus desk
Index DE-lackaffe · Lackaffe · German
Lackaffe · 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 "L" 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 | Lackaffe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlakˌʔafə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lackaffe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lackaffe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlakˌʔafə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "arroganter, geschniegelter Mann".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Lackaffe, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Lackaffe, spelled L-A-C-K-A-F-F-E.
Definition
- 1arroganter, geschniegelter Mann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lackaffe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Mann am Empfang ist ein Lackaffe.
„Beim Sprechen würde er das nie tun, er will schließlich nicht für einen Lackaffen gehalten werden.“
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.