auferwecken

[ˈaʊ̯fʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛkn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛkn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“auferwecken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wieder lebendig machen, vom Tode erwecken

Corpus desk

Index DE-auferwecken · auferwecken · German

auferwecken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for auferwecken
PropertyValue
Headwordauferwecken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛkn̩]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „auferwecken“ im Deutschen

auferweckensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

auferwecken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wieder lebendig machen, vom Tode erwecken".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for auferwecken, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 auferwecken, spelled A-U-F-E-R-W-E-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    wieder lebendig machen, vom Tode erwecken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auferweckt werden Leib und Seele und damit die ganze Person in ihrer geschichtlichen Dimension, so dass sie auch auf ihr vergangenes Erdenleben angesprochen werden kann.
  2. Sechs Tage vor dem Passafest kam Jesus nach Betanien, wo Lazarus war, den Jesus auferweckt hatte von den Toten.

Synonyms

Antonyms

begrabeneinfrierenkryonisieren

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auferwecken"?
"auferwecken" is spelled A-U-F-E-R-W-E-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛkn̩].
What does "auferwecken" mean?
As a verb, "auferwecken" means: wieder lebendig machen, vom Tode erwecken
How do you pronounce "auferwecken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auferwecken" is [ˈaʊ̯fʔɛɐ̯ˌvɛkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auferwecken" come from?
"auferwecken" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list