Auffassungsgabe

[ˈaʊ̯ffasʊŋsˌɡaːbə]

/[ˈaʊ̯ffasʊŋsˌɡaːbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Auffassungsgabe” is an uncommon German word, ranked #74,315 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#74,315
frequency rank, German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fähigkeit, etwas zu erfassen und geistig zu verarbeiten

Key facts for Auffassungsgabe
PropertyValue
HeadwordAuffassungsgabe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯ffasʊŋsˌɡaːbə]
Letters15
Frequency rank#74,315
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Auffassungsgabe” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Auffassungsgabe lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Auffassungsgabe is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯ffasʊŋsˌɡaːbə]. Corpus data places it at rank #74,315 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Fähigkeit, etwas zu erfassen und geistig zu verarbeiten".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Auffassungsgabe, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Auffassungsgabe, spelled A-U-F-F-A-S-S-U-N-G-S-G-A-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fähigkeit, etwas zu erfassen und geistig zu verarbeiten

Synonyms

AuffassungAuffassungsfähigkeitAuffassungsvermögenAufnahmefähigkeit

This word in other languages

perspicacity(English)inteligencia(Español)

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 "Auffassungsgabe"?
"Auffassungsgabe" is spelled A-U-F-F-A-S-S-U-N-G-S-G-A-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯ffasʊŋsˌɡaːbə].
What does "Auffassungsgabe" mean?
As a noun, "Auffassungsgabe" means: Fähigkeit, etwas zu erfassen und geistig zu verarbeiten
How do you pronounce "Auffassungsgabe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Auffassungsgabe" is [ˈaʊ̯ffasʊŋsˌɡaːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Auffassungsgabe" come from?
"Auffassungsgabe" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Auffassungsgabe”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-F-A-S-S-U-N-G-S-G-A-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯ffasʊŋsˌɡaːbə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list