aufbekommen
[ˈaʊ̯fbəˌkɔmən]
The verdict
“aufbekommen” 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) - öffnen (können)
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufbekommen · aufbekommen · German
aufbekommen · 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 | aufbekommen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fbəˌkɔmən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufbekommen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufbekommen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fbəˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aufbekommen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is aufbekommen, spelled A-U-F-B-E-K-O-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1öffnen (können)
- 2zur Erledigung bekommen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufbekommen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„»Wissen Sie noch, wie Sie die Tür aufbekommen haben?« Harry sagte nichts“
„Ich saß damals gerade am Schreibtisch und brütete über den Hausaufgaben, die wir für den Sommer aufbekommen hatten.“
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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.