aufdrehen

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌdʁeːən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,659

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

aufdrehen is aGermanverb. It means: drehend öffnen Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌdʁeːən]. Often confused with aufregen and Aufsehen.

Key facts for aufdrehen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufdrehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌdʁeːən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,659
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aufdrehen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aufdrehen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌdʁeːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,659 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for aufdrehen, with forms such as "afudrehen", "audfrehen", and "aufddrehen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "aufregen", "Aufsehen", "aufgehen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is aufdrehen, spelled A-U-F-D-R-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    drehend öffnen
  2. 2
    mit einem Regler nach oben schalten, so dass es zu einem Mehr von etwas kommt oder eine Funktion (Licht, Gas) in Betrieb setzen
  3. 3
    die aufzuwendende Kraft erhöhen
  4. 4
    in Stimmung kommen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afudrehen,audfrehen,aufddrehen,aufderhen,aufdreehn,aufdrehenn,aufdrehhen,aufdrehne,aufdrheen,aufdrrehen,auffdrehen,aufrdehen,uafdrehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aufdrehen

Misspelling Variants of "aufdrehen"

afudrehen9audfrehen9aufddrehen10aufderhen9aufdreehn9aufdrehenn10aufdrehhen10aufdrehne9
Misspelling Variants of "aufdrehen"

Frequency rank: #41,659 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufdrehen"?
"aufdrehen" is spelled A-U-F-D-R-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌdʁeːən].
What does "aufdrehen" mean?
As a verb, "aufdrehen" means: drehend öffnen
What words are commonly confused with "aufdrehen"?
"aufdrehen" is commonly confused with "aufregen", "Aufsehen", "aufgehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufdrehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufdrehen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌdʁeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufdrehen" come from?
"aufdrehen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.