Auffassung

[ˈaʊ̯fˌfasʊŋ]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌfasʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Auffassung” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,859. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,859
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - persönliche Bewertung einer Sache, Person oder eines Sachverhaltes; Art und Weise, wie jemand etwas versteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-auffassung · Auffassung · German

Auffassung · rank #4,859 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,859
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arbeitsplätze

Nearest frequency peer: Arbeitsplätze (-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 „Auffassung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Auffassung“ 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).

Auffassung vs Auffassungen
83% similar
Auffassung vs auffassen
70% similar

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

Key facts for Auffassung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAuffassung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌfasʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#4,859
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Auffassung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Auffassungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Arbeitsplätze“ (#4,858), „aufzunehmen“ (#4,860), „Anmeldung“ (#4,857). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Auffassung“ bei #4,859. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Auffassung (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌfasʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,859 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Auffassung, with forms such as "afufassung", "aufafssung", and "aufassung". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Auffassungen", "auffassen", 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, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Auffassung, spelled A-U-F-F-A-S-S-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    persönliche Bewertung einer Sache, Person oder eines Sachverhaltes; Art und Weise, wie jemand etwas versteht
  2. 2
    Auffassungsgabe; die Fähigkeit etwas zu begreifen, zu erkennen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nach Auffassung seines Lehrers hat Klaus einen schlechten Aufsatz geschrieben.
  2. Mit seiner Auffassung kann er diesen Job nicht machen.

This word in other languages

concept(English)concepción(Español)conception(Français)parecer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afufassung
  • aufafssung
  • aufassung
  • auffassnug
  • auffassugn
  • auffassungg
  • auffassunng
  • auffasung
  • auffasusng
  • auffaßung
  • auffsasung
  • uaffassung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

afufassung2aufafssung2aufassung1auffassnug2auffassugn2auffassungg1auffassunng1auffasung1
Edit distance from "Auffassung"

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 "Auffassung"?
"Auffassung" is spelled A-U-F-F-A-S-S-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌfasʊŋ].
What does "Auffassung" mean?
As a noun, "Auffassung" means: persönliche Bewertung einer Sache, Person oder eines Sachverhaltes; Art und Weise, wie jemand etwas versteht
What words are commonly confused with "Auffassung"?
"Auffassung" is commonly confused with "Auffassungen", "auffassen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Auffassung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Auffassung" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌfasʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Auffassung" come from?
"Auffassung" 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 "Auffassung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

berichtete#4,866Wohnzimmer#4,848Verteilung#4,841verbreiten#4,838

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

begegnet12 variantsbewahren12 variantsWuppertal12 variantsermitteln12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list