aufbäumen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌbɔɪ̯mən]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌbɔɪ̯mən]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufbäumen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #60,351 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#60,351
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich ruckartig steil aufrichten

Key facts for aufbäumen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufbäumen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌbɔɪ̯mən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,351
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aufbäumen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aufbäumen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aufbäumen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌbɔɪ̯mən]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,351 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aufbäumen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 aufbäumen, spelled A-U-F-B-Ä-U-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich ruckartig steil aufrichten
  2. 2
    sich gegen etwas auflehnen, sich empören, sich widersetzen

Synonyms

bäumenauflehnenempörenwidersetzen

This word in other languages

convulse(English)encabritarse(Español)se cabrer(Français)

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 "aufbäumen"?
"aufbäumen" is spelled A-U-F-B-Ä-U-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌbɔɪ̯mən].
What does "aufbäumen" mean?
As a verb, "aufbäumen" means: sich ruckartig steil aufrichten
How do you pronounce "aufbäumen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufbäumen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌbɔɪ̯mən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufbäumen" come from?
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Using “aufbäumen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-B-Ä-U-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯fˌbɔɪ̯mən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list