aufbürden

[ˈaʊ̯fˌbʏʁdn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌbʏʁdn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufbürden” is uncommon German (frequency #66,989 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,989
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem oder sich eine Last (Bürde) auflegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufburden · aufbürden · German

aufbürden · rank #66,989 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,989
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aub

Nearest frequency peer: Aub (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “aufbürden”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “aufbürden” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufbürden
PropertyValue
Headwordaufbürden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌbʏʁdn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,989
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “aufbürden” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).aufbürdenliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Aub“ (#66,988), „auffälligste“ (#66,990), „Attischen“ (#66,987). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufbürden is uncommon German at frequency #66,989 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌbʏʁdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es lag in seiner Natur, sich selbst ständig neue Probleme aufbürden zu müssen.
  2. Man bürdete den Eseln nicht nur die gesamte Ausstattung auf, sondern auch noch alle Vorräte.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Attischen#66,987aufgetaut#66,991Anwendern#66,981anthrazit#66,976

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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