auffordert
[ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁdɐt]
The verdict
“auffordert” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,923. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,923
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auffordern
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auffordert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁdɐt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #32,923 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “auffordert” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around auffordert (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁdɐt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,923 among 113,935 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for auffordert, with forms such as "afufordert", "auffodrert", and "aufforddert". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "aufforderte", "aufgefordert", "auffordern", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is auffordert, spelled A-U-F-F-O-R-D-E-R-T.
Definition
- 13. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auffordern
- 22. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auffordern
- 32. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auffordern
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- afufordert
- auffodrert
- aufforddert
- aufforderrt
- auffordertt
- auffordetr
- auffordret
- aufforedrt
- aufforrdert
- auffrodert
- aufofrdert
- aufordert
- uaffordert
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of auffordert - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “auffordert”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-F-O-R-D-E-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁdɐt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “aufforderte” - see the side-by-side comparison. auffordert vs aufforderte
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.