aufblitzen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌblɪt͡sn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌblɪt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufblitzen” is uncommon German (frequency #62,191 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,191
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurz hell aufleuchten

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufblitzen · aufblitzen · German

aufblitzen · rank #62,191 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,191
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufblasen

Nearest frequency peer: aufblasen (-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 „aufblitzen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „aufblitzen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufblitzen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufblitzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌblɪt͡sn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,191
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufblitzen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).aufblitzenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aufblasen“ (#62,190), „auffallende“ (#62,192), „aufgerieben“ (#62,193). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufblitzen“ bei #62,191. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufblitzen is uncommon German at frequency #62,191 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌblɪt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aufblitzen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is aufblitzen, spelled A-U-F-B-L-I-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurz hell aufleuchten
  2. 2
    plötzlich ins Bewusstsein treten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im selben Moment blitzten die Fotoapparate auf.
  2. Lebhafte Erinnerungen blitzten in mir auf.

This word in other languages

flash(English)étinceler(Français)cintilar(Português)

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 "aufblitzen"?
"aufblitzen" is spelled A-U-F-B-L-I-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌblɪt͡sn̩].
What does "aufblitzen" mean?
As a verb, "aufblitzen" means: kurz hell aufleuchten
How do you pronounce "aufblitzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufblitzen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌblɪt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufblitzen" come from?
"aufblitzen" 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 "aufblitzen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Aufstocker#62,196Aufwartung#62,200ausfallend#62,204anprangern#62,174

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list