aufbleiben

[ˈaʊ̯fˌblaɪ̯bn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌblaɪ̯bn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufbleiben” is uncommon German (frequency #75,378 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,378
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - offen stehen, in geöffnetem Zustand bleiben

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufbleiben · aufbleiben · German

aufbleiben · rank #75,378 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,378
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Atropin

Nearest frequency peer: Atropin (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “aufbleiben”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “aufbleiben” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufbleiben
PropertyValue
Headwordaufbleiben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌblaɪ̯bn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,378
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “aufbleiben” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.aufbleibenliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Atropin“ (#75,377), „aufgebe“ (#75,379), „atomarer“ (#75,376). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufbleiben is uncommon German at frequency #75,378 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌblaɪ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aufbleiben, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is aufbleiben, spelled A-U-F-B-L-E-I-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    offen stehen, in geöffnetem Zustand bleiben
  2. 2
    geöffnet bleiben, nicht schließen
  3. 3
    über einen Zeitraum wach bleiben, nicht (ein)schlafen, nicht schlafen gehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how aufbleiben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Unter der Woche kann das Tor zum Firmenparkplatz tagsüber aufbleiben.
  2. Viele größere Geschäfte bleiben während der Mittagspause auf.

Synonyms

durchmachenwachbleiben

Antonyms

zubleibendurchschlafen

This word in other languages

stay up(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufbleiben"?
"aufbleiben" is spelled A-U-F-B-L-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌblaɪ̯bn̩].
What does "aufbleiben" mean?
As a verb, "aufbleiben" means: offen stehen, in geöffnetem Zustand bleiben
How do you pronounce "aufbleiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufbleiben" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌblaɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufbleiben" come from?
"aufbleiben" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aufbleiben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aufkreuzen#75,384Aufstiegen#75,387Augenhöhle#75,389auspressen#75,401

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list