Menschenaffen

[ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʔafn̩]

/[ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʔafn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Menschenaffen” is uncommon German (frequency #59,005 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,005
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Menschenaffe

Corpus desk

Index DE-menschenaffen · Menschenaffen · German

Menschenaffen · rank #59,005 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,005
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH meistverkaufte

Nearest frequency peer: meistverkaufte (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Menschenaffen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Menschenaffen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Menschenaffen
PropertyValue
HeadwordMenschenaffen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʔafn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#59,005
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Menschenaffen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Menschenaffenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „meistverkaufte“ (#59,003), „mignon“ (#59,007), „Meinungsumfragen“ (#59,002). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Menschenaffen“ bei #59,005. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Menschenaffen is uncommon German at frequency #59,005 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʔafn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Menschenaffen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Menschenaffen, spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N-A-F-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Menschenaffe
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Menschenaffe
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Menschenaffe
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Menschenaffe
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Menschenaffe
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Menschenaffe
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Menschenaffe

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 "Menschenaffen"?
"Menschenaffen" is spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N-A-F-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʔafn̩].
What does "Menschenaffen" mean?
As a noun, "Menschenaffen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Menschenaffe
How do you pronounce "Menschenaffen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Menschenaffen" is [ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌʔafn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Menschenaffen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Menschenaffen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Medienbranche#58,999modernisierte#59,011oberirdischen#59,041lebenswichtig#58,963

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list