# Afrikaans

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌafɹɪˈkɑːnz/ · frequency rank #36,421

## Definitions
1. A Germanic language descending from Dutch; the primary language of the descendants of Dutch and other European settlers, as well as many mixed-race (e.g. Rehoboth Basters) living in South Africa and in Namibia. Also, one of the eleven official languages of South Africa and until 1990 one of three official languages of Namibia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans Afrikaans (“African”) itself from earlier Dutch Afrikaansch (“African”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`affrikaans`, `afirkaans`, `afriakans`, `afrikaanns`, `afrikaanss`, `afrikaasn`, `afrikanas`, `afrikans`, `afrikkaans`, `afrkiaans`, `afrrikaans`, `arfikaans`, `farikaans`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/afrikaans