aufbrausen
[ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁaʊ̯zn̩]
The verdict
“aufbrausen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plötzlich mit lautem Geräusch, sprudelnd, schäumend in die Höhe steigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufbrausen · aufbrausen · German
aufbrausen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | aufbrausen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁaʊ̯zn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufbrausen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufbrausen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁaʊ̯zn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
aufbrausen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 aufbrausen, spelled A-U-F-B-R-A-U-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1plötzlich mit lautem Geräusch, sprudelnd, schäumend in die Höhe steigen
- 2plötzlich laut einsetzen (zum Beispiel Applaus, Wind, Lärm)
- 3auf etwas eine heftige, wütende Reaktion zeigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufbrausen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es gibt Tage, wo der Leidende seinen Schmerz doppelt fühlt. So wie das ruhige Meer plötzlich aufbraust ohne sichtbaren Grund, von einer geheimen Kraft bewegt […].“
„Es dauert stille Sekunden, bis nach dieser Seelen-Achterbahnfahrt im Wiener Burgtheater der Jubel aufbraust.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.