aufatmen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌʔaːtmən]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌʔaːtmən]/ verb

The verdict

“aufatmen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,420. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,420
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einmal tief und hörbar atmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufatmen · aufatmen · German

aufatmen · rank #32,420 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,420
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Asbest

Nearest frequency peer: Asbest (-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 „aufatmen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „aufatmen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aufatmen vs ausatmen
88% similar
aufatmen vs Aufnahmen
67% similar
aufatmen vs aufräumen
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for aufatmen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufatmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌʔaːtmən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,420
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „aufatmen“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Asbest“ (#32,419), „Aufstände“ (#32,421), „Architekturbüro“ (#32,418). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufatmen“ bei #32,420. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around aufatmen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌʔaːtmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,420 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for aufatmen, with forms such as "afuatmen", "auaftmen", and "aufamten". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "ausatmen", "Aufnahmen", "aufräumen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 aufatmen, spelled A-U-F-A-T-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einmal tief und hörbar atmen
  2. 2
    erleichtert sein; keinen seelischen Druck mehr verspüren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „So stark überkam ihn die neue, fremdartige Empfindung, daß er aufatmend sich im Sessel zurücklehnte.“
  2. „Sie stierte Jaspers an, der wieder aufatmete, die Tischplatte umgriff, sich vorbeugte und etliche Schriftsätze aus dem offen liegenden Testament seines verstorbenen Bruders zu fischen suchte.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afuatmen
  • auaftmen
  • aufamten
  • aufatemn
  • aufatmenn
  • aufatmmen
  • aufatmne
  • aufattmen
  • auffatmen
  • auftamen
  • uafatmen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aufatmen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afuatmen2auaftmen2aufamten2aufatemn2aufatmenn1aufatmmen1aufatmne2aufattmen1
Edit distance from "aufatmen"

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 "aufatmen"?
"aufatmen" is spelled A-U-F-A-T-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʔaːtmən].
What does "aufatmen" mean?
As a verb, "aufatmen" means: einmal tief und hörbar atmen
What words are commonly confused with "aufatmen"?
"aufatmen" is commonly confused with "ausatmen", "Aufnahmen", "aufräumen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufatmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufatmen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʔaːtmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufatmen" come from?
"aufatmen" 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 "aufatmen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list