aufeinanderfolgend
[aʊ̯fʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌfɔlɡn̩t]
The verdict
“aufeinanderfolgend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - unmittelbar nacheinander/hintereinander auftretend, (gedachte) Reihe bildend
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufeinanderfolgend · aufeinanderfolgend · German
aufeinanderfolgend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | aufeinanderfolgend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [aʊ̯fʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌfɔlɡn̩t] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aufeinanderfolgend” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
aufeinanderfolgend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aʊ̯fʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌfɔlɡn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unmittelbar nacheinander/hintereinander auftretend, (gedachte) Reihe bildend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aufeinanderfolgend, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is aufeinanderfolgend, spelled A-U-F-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R-F-O-L-G-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1unmittelbar nacheinander/hintereinander auftretend, (gedachte) Reihe bildend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufeinanderfolgend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die den Arbeitern zu gewährende Ruhe hat mindestens für jeden Sonn- und Festtag vierundzwanzig, für zwei aufeinanderfolgende Sonn- und Feiertage sechsunddreißig […] Stunden zu dauern.“
„Die Kinder wählen 10 aufeinanderfolgende Zahlen im Zahlenraum bis 1000, z. B. 738, 739, …“
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