aufbohren
[ˈaʊ̯fˌboːʁən]
The verdict
“aufbohren” 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) - mit dem Werkzeug Bohrer ein Loch in einem Ding schaffen und dadurch nach innen vordringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufbohren · aufbohren · German
aufbohren · 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 | aufbohren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌboːʁən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufbohren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufbohren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌboːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit dem Werkzeug Bohrer ein Loch in einem Ding schaffen und dadurch nach innen vordringen".
aufbohren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is aufbohren, spelled A-U-F-B-O-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit dem Werkzeug Bohrer ein Loch in einem Ding schaffen und dadurch nach innen vordringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufbohren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Zahnärztin begann den Backenzahn aufzubohren, um an die Wurzel zu gelangen.
Der Schlüsseldienst hat für das Aufbohren des Zylinders an der zugefallenen Haustür einen unglaublich hohen Preis gefordert.
Antonyms
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.