aufbaut

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌbaʊ̯t]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,810

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

aufbaut is aGermanverb. It means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufbauen Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌbaʊ̯t]. Often confused with Ausbau and Auftakt.

Key facts for aufbaut
PropertyValue
Headwordaufbaut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌbaʊ̯t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,810
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aufbaut in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aufbaut is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌbaʊ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,810 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for aufbaut, with forms such as "afubaut", "aubfaut", and "aufabut". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausbau", "Auftakt", "aufhält", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is aufbaut, spelled A-U-F-B-A-U-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufbauen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufbauen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afubaut,aubfaut,aufabut,aufbatu,aufbautt,aufbbaut,aufbuat,auffbaut,uafbaut

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aufbaut

Misspelling Variants of "aufbaut"

afubaut7aubfaut7aufabut7aufbatu7aufbautt8aufbbaut8aufbuat7auffbaut8
Misspelling Variants of "aufbaut"

Frequency rank: #17,810 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufbaut"?
"aufbaut" is spelled A-U-F-B-A-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌbaʊ̯t].
What does "aufbaut" mean?
As a verb, "aufbaut" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufbauen
What words are commonly confused with "aufbaut"?
"aufbaut" is commonly confused with "Ausbau", "Auftakt", "aufhält". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufbaut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufbaut" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌbaʊ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufbaut" come from?
"aufbaut" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.