aufbrauchen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁaʊ̯xn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁaʊ̯xn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“aufbrauchen” is uncommon German (frequency #82,513 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,513
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas vollständig verbrauchen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufbrauchen · aufbrauchen · German

aufbrauchen · rank #82,513 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,513
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Attentätern

Nearest frequency peer: Attentätern (-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 „aufbrauchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufbrauchen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufbrauchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁaʊ̯xn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#82,513
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufbrauchen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.aufbrauchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Attentätern“ (#82,512), „aufdrängt“ (#82,514), „atheistischen“ (#82,511). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufbrauchen“ bei #82,513. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufbrauchen is uncommon German at frequency #82,513 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁaʊ̯xn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas vollständig verbrauchen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aufbrauchen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is aufbrauchen, spelled A-U-F-B-R-A-U-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas vollständig verbrauchen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Es macht keinen Sinn, schon wieder Zucker und Mehl zu kaufen, das wird nur schlecht. Lass uns erstmal die bestehenden Vorräte aufbrauchen.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufbrauchen"?
"aufbrauchen" is spelled A-U-F-B-R-A-U-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁaʊ̯xn̩].
What does "aufbrauchen" mean?
As a verb, "aufbrauchen" means: etwas vollständig verbrauchen
How do you pronounce "aufbrauchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufbrauchen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁaʊ̯xn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufbrauchen" come from?
"aufbrauchen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list