auffliegen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌfliːɡn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌfliːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“auffliegen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,592. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,592
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich durch Flügelbewegung vom Boden lösen

Corpus desk

Index DE-auffliegen · auffliegen · German

auffliegen · rank #38,592 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #38,592
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aufbauten

Nearest frequency peer: Aufbauten (-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 „auffliegen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „auffliegen“ 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).

auffliegen vs auflegen
80% similar

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

Key facts for auffliegen
PropertyValue
Headwordauffliegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌfliːɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#38,592
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „auffliegen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Aufbauten“ (#38,591), „aufgelösten“ (#38,593), „ATX“ (#38,590). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „auffliegen“ bei #38,592. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around auffliegen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌfliːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,592 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for auffliegen, with forms such as "afufliegen", "auffilegen", and "auffleigen". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "auflegen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is auffliegen, spelled A-U-F-F-L-I-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich durch Flügelbewegung vom Boden lösen
  2. 2
    sich schnell öffnen
  3. 3
    trotz gewünschter Verborgenheit bekannt werden enttarnt werden
  4. 4
    durch eine Explosion zerstört werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Vögel flogen auf und setzten sich wieder.“
  2. „Die geschlossenen Türen des Speisesaals flogen auf und wurden geradezu weggeschleudert.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afufliegen
  • auffilegen
  • auffleigen
  • aufflieegn
  • auffliegenn
  • aufflieggen
  • auffliegne
  • auffligeen
  • aufflliegen
  • auflfiegen
  • aufliegen
  • uaffliegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of auffliegen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

afufliegen2auffilegen2auffleigen2aufflieegn2auffliegenn1aufflieggen1auffliegne2auffligeen2
Edit distance from "auffliegen"

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 "auffliegen"?
"auffliegen" is spelled A-U-F-F-L-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌfliːɡn̩].
What does "auffliegen" mean?
As a verb, "auffliegen" means: sich durch Flügelbewegung vom Boden lösen
What words are commonly confused with "auffliegen"?
"auffliegen" is commonly confused with "auflegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "auffliegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auffliegen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌfliːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auffliegen" come from?
"auffliegen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Arbeitsort#38,584Anlagenbau#38,577animierten#38,576angreifbar#38,575

Similar misspelling depth

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

Aufbauten12 variantsAuftritts12 variantsanregend12 variantsausschaut12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list