aufbauschen
[ˈaʊ̯fˌbaʊ̯ʃn̩]
The verdict
“aufbauschen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas prall machen; durch Luft bewirken, dass sich etwas spannt
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufbauschen · aufbauschen · German
aufbauschen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | aufbauschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌbaʊ̯ʃn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufbauschen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufbauschen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌbaʊ̯ʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for aufbauschen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is aufbauschen, spelled A-U-F-B-A-U-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas prall machen; durch Luft bewirken, dass sich etwas spannt
- 2etwas als wichtiger darstellen, als es ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufbauschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Wind bauscht die Segel auf.
Die Presse bauschte den Vorfall auf.
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.