aufbügeln
[ˈaʊ̯fˌbyːɡl̩n]
The verdict
“aufbügeln” 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) - (bereits kurz getragene oder etwas zerknitterte Kleidungsstücke) durch Bügeln wieder in Form bringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufbugeln · aufbügeln · German
aufbügeln · 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 | aufbügeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌbyːɡl̩n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufbügeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufbügeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌbyːɡl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for aufbügeln in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 aufbügeln, spelled A-U-F-B-Ü-G-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1(bereits kurz getragene oder etwas zerknitterte Kleidungsstücke) durch Bügeln wieder in Form bringen
- 2Flicken, Applikationen, Zeichnungen oder Ähnliches durch Bügeln (Wärme und Druck) auf einen Stoff bringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufbügeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich muss die Rüschenbluse erst aufbügeln, bevor ich damit zum Kapitänsdinner gehen kann.
Es gibt bunte Flicken, die man einfach auf Kinderjeans aufbügeln kann, um Löcher zu verdecken.
Synonyms
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.