auffordern

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁdɐn]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,165

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

auffordern is aGermanverb. It means: jemanden zu einer Aktion aufrufen Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁdɐn]. Often confused with auffordert and aufforderte.

Key facts for auffordern
PropertyValue
Headwordauffordern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁdɐn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#21,165
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for auffordern is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁdɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,165 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemanden zu einer Aktion aufrufen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for auffordern, with forms such as "afufordern", "auffodrern", and "aufforddern". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "auffordert", "aufforderte", "Aufforderung", 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 auffordern, spelled A-U-F-F-O-R-D-E-R-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden zu einer Aktion aufrufen

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afufordern,auffodrern,aufforddern,auffordenr,auffordernn,aufforderrn,auffordren,aufforedrn,aufforrdern,auffrodern,aufofrdern,aufordern,uaffordern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for auffordern

Misspelling Variants of "auffordern"

afufordern10auffodrern10aufforddern11auffordenr10auffordernn11aufforderrn11auffordren10aufforedrn10
Misspelling Variants of "auffordern"

Frequency rank: #21,165 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auffordern"?
"auffordern" is spelled A-U-F-F-O-R-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁdɐn].
What does "auffordern" mean?
As a verb, "auffordern" means: jemanden zu einer Aktion aufrufen
What words are commonly confused with "auffordern"?
"auffordern" is commonly confused with "auffordert", "aufforderte", "Aufforderung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "auffordern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auffordern" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁdɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auffordern" come from?
"auffordern" 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.