aufbürden

[ˈaʊ̯fˌbʏʁdn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌbʏʁdn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufbürden” is an uncommon German word, ranked #66,989 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#66,989
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandem oder sich eine Last (Bürde) auflegen

Key facts for aufbürden
PropertyValue
Headwordaufbürden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌbʏʁdn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,989
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aufbürden” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aufbürden lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aufbürden is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʏʁdn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,989 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemandem oder sich eine Last (Bürde) auflegen".

aufbürden doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is aufbürden, spelled A-U-F-B-Ü-R-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem oder sich eine Last (Bürde) auflegen

Synonyms

aufhalsenaufbrummen

This word in other languages

burden(English)gravar(Español)charger(Français)carregar(Português)

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 "aufbürden"?
"aufbürden" is spelled A-U-F-B-Ü-R-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʏʁdn̩].
What does "aufbürden" mean?
As a verb, "aufbürden" means: jemandem oder sich eine Last (Bürde) auflegen
How do you pronounce "aufbürden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufbürden" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʏʁdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufbürden" come from?
"aufbürden" 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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Using “aufbürden”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-B-Ü-R-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʏʁdn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list