aufessen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌʔɛsn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌʔɛsn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“aufessen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,957. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,957
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas vollständig essen, so dass kein (essbarer) Rest übrig bleibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufessen · aufessen · German

aufessen · rank #47,957 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,957
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aufenthaltsge…

Nearest frequency peer: Aufenthaltsgenehmigung (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „aufessen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „aufessen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aufessen vs auflösen
75% similar
aufessen vs aufpassen
78% similar
aufessen vs aufweisen
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for aufessen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufessen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌʔɛsn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,957
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „aufessen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).aufessenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Aufenthaltsgenehmigung“ (#47,956), „atmosphärisch“ (#47,955), „auflisten“ (#47,959). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufessen“ bei #47,957. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around aufessen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌʔɛsn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,957 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas vollständig essen, so dass kein (essbarer) Rest übrig bleibt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for aufessen, with forms such as "afuessen", "auefssen", and "aufesen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "auflösen", "aufpassen", "aufweisen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 aufessen, spelled A-U-F-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas vollständig essen, so dass kein (essbarer) Rest übrig bleibt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Du musst nicht das ganze Steak aufessen.
  2. Die Kinder dürfen erst vom Tisch aufstehen, wenn sie aufgegessen haben.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afuessen
  • auefssen
  • aufesen
  • aufesesn
  • aufessenn
  • aufessne
  • aufeßen
  • auffessen
  • aufsesen
  • uafessen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aufessen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

afuessen2auefssen2aufesen1aufesesn2aufessenn1aufessne2aufeßen2auffessen1
Edit distance from "aufessen"

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 "aufessen"?
"aufessen" is spelled A-U-F-E-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʔɛsn̩].
What does "aufessen" mean?
As a verb, "aufessen" means: etwas vollständig essen, so dass kein (essbarer) Rest übrig bleibt
What words are commonly confused with "aufessen"?
"aufessen" is commonly confused with "auflösen", "aufpassen", "aufweisen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufessen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufessen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʔɛsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufessen" come from?
"aufessen" 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 "aufessen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list