aufblasen
[ˈaʊ̯fˌblaːzn̩]
The verdict
“aufblasen” is uncommon German (frequency #62,190 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,190
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Gegenstand durch Hineinblasen von Luft vergrößern
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufblasen · aufblasen · German
aufblasen · rank #62,190 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,190
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH aufblitzen
Nearest frequency peer: aufblitzen (+1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „aufblasen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- aris
aris
37,815 corpus weight
- artet
artet
37,814 corpus weight
- aufblasen
aufblasen
37,811 corpus weight
- aufblitzen
aufblitzen
37,810 corpus weight
- auffallende
auffallende
37,809 corpus weight
- aufgerieben
aufgerieben
37,808 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „aufblasen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aufblasen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌblaːzn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,190 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufblasen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufblasen is uncommon German at frequency #62,190 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌblaːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for aufblasen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is aufblasen, spelled A-U-F-B-L-A-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Gegenstand durch Hineinblasen von Luft vergrößern
- 2sich wichtigtun
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufblasen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In einer Stunde kommen die ersten Kinder zur Geburtstagsfeier. Lass uns noch schnell ein paar Luftballons aufblasen.
Der Politiker am Mikrofon hatte nichts zu sagen und blies sich nur 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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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