aufbrühen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁyːən]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁyːən]/ verb

The verdict

“aufbrühen” 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) - ein Heißgetränk durch Übergießen mit kochendem Wasser zubereiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufbruhen · aufbrühen · German

aufbrühen · 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.

Key facts for aufbrühen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufbrühen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁyːən]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufbrühen“ im Deutschen

aufbrühensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufbrühen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁyːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Heißgetränk durch Übergießen mit kochendem Wasser zubereiten".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aufbrühen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 aufbrühen, spelled A-U-F-B-R-Ü-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Heißgetränk durch Übergießen mit kochendem Wasser zubereiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Doch ordentliche Bohnen, die richtige Dosierung, der richtige Mahlgrad und ein vorbereiteter Filter sind sowieso das größte Geheimnis beim Kaffee aufbrühen.
  2. Um losen Tee aufzubrühen, brauchst du nur heißes Wasser, den Tee selbst und ein Teesieb.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufbrühen"?
"aufbrühen" is spelled A-U-F-B-R-Ü-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁyːən].
What does "aufbrühen" mean?
As a verb, "aufbrühen" means: ein Heißgetränk durch Übergießen mit kochendem Wasser zubereiten
How do you pronounce "aufbrühen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufbrühen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʁyːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufbrühen" come from?
"aufbrühen" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list