Auffahrt

[ˈaʊ̯fˌfaːɐ̯t]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌfaːɐ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Auffahrt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,445. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,445
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ansteigender Straßenabschnitt, der zu etwas hinführt

Corpus desk

Index DE-auffahrt · Auffahrt · German

Auffahrt · rank #25,445 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,445
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ari

Nearest frequency peer: Ari (-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 „Auffahrt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Auffahrt“ 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).

Auffahrt vs Ausfahrt
88% similar
Auffahrt vs ausführt
63% similar
Auffahrt vs aufführt
75% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Auffahrt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Auffahrtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ari“ (#25,444), „aufgreifen“ (#25,446), „Arbeitsleben“ (#25,443). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Auffahrt“ bei #25,445. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Auffahrt (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌfaːɐ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,445 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Auffahrt, with forms such as "afufahrt", "aufafhrt", and "aufahrt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausfahrt", "ausführt", "aufführt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Auffahrt, spelled A-U-F-F-A-H-R-T.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Da steht ein Wagen in unserer Auffahrt.
  2. „Eine Autodroschke fährt die Invalidenstraße hinauf, schiebt sich langsam durch eine Wirrnis von Fußgängern und Elektrischen, erreicht den freieren Platz vor dem Bahnhof und eilt, wie erlöst hupend, über die Auffahrt am Stettiner Bahnhof.“

Antonyms

Abfahrt

This word in other languages

driveway(English)montée(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afufahrt
  • aufafhrt
  • aufahrt
  • auffahhrt
  • auffahrrt
  • auffahrtt
  • auffahtr
  • auffarht
  • auffhart
  • uaffahrt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Auffahrt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afufahrt2aufafhrt2aufahrt1auffahhrt1auffahrrt1auffahrtt1auffahtr2auffarht2
Edit distance from "Auffahrt"

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 "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Auffahrt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list