aufbinden
[ˈaʊ̯fˌbɪndn̩]
The verdict
“aufbinden” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit einer Schnur/Leine auf jemandem befestigen (festbinden)
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufbinden · aufbinden · German
aufbinden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | aufbinden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌbɪndn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufbinden“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufbinden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌbɪndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
aufbinden doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 aufbinden, spelled A-U-F-B-I-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas mit einer Schnur/Leine auf jemandem befestigen (festbinden)
- 2etwas nach oben nehmen und dort (mit einem Band) zusammennehmen
- 3jemandem eine Unwahrheit sagen/verkaufen
- 4etwas Gebundenes lösen, aufknoten
- 5binden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufbinden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dem Packperd wurden dann als letztes noch die Schlafsäcke aufgebunden.
Wenn du das Haar aufbindest, sieht man deinen Hals und das Muttermal noch besser.
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.