Auffahrt

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌfaːɐ̯t]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,445

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Auffahrt is aGermannoun. It means: ansteigender Straßenabschnitt, der zu etwas hinführt Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌfaːɐ̯t]. Often confused with Ausfahrt and ausführt.

Key facts for Auffahrt
PropertyValue
HeadwordAuffahrt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌfaːɐ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,445
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Auffahrt is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌfaːɐ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,445 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Auffahrt, with forms such as "afufahrt", "aufafhrt", and "aufahrt". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausfahrt", "ausführt", "aufführt", 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 Auffahrt, spelled A-U-F-F-A-H-R-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ansteigender Straßenabschnitt, der zu etwas hinführt
  2. 2
    das Befahren eines höher gelegenen Bereiches
  3. 3
    Straßenabschnitt, der auf eine Autobahn oder Ähnliches führt
  4. 4
    das Befahren einer Autobahn
  5. 5
    schweizerisch für Christi Himmelfahrt

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afufahrt,aufafhrt,aufahrt,auffahhrt,auffahrrt,auffahrtt,auffahtr,auffarht,auffhart,uaffahrt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Auffahrt

Misspelling Variants of "Auffahrt"

afufahrt8aufafhrt8aufahrt7auffahhrt9auffahrrt9auffahrtt9auffahtr8auffarht8
Misspelling Variants of "Auffahrt"

Frequency rank: #25,445 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Auffahrt"?
"Auffahrt" is spelled A-U-F-F-A-H-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌfaːɐ̯t].
What does "Auffahrt" mean?
As a noun, "Auffahrt" means: ansteigender Straßenabschnitt, der zu etwas hinführt
What words are commonly confused with "Auffahrt"?
"Auffahrt" is commonly confused with "Ausfahrt", "ausführt", "aufführt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Auffahrt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Auffahrt" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌfaːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Auffahrt" come from?
"Auffahrt" 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.