Aufforstung

[ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁstʊŋ]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁstʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Aufforstung” is uncommon German (frequency #54,335 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,335
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anpflanzung von Bäumen in größerem Umfang, auf größerer Fläche, damit neuer Wald nachwächst

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufforstung · Aufforstung · German

Aufforstung · rank #54,335 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,335
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Attersee

Nearest frequency peer: Attersee (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Aufforstung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Aufforstung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Aufforstung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAufforstung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁstʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,335
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Aufforstung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Aufforstungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Attersee“ (#54,334), „auffressen“ (#54,336), „Atlantikküste“ (#54,333). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aufforstung“ bei #54,335. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aufforstung is uncommon German at frequency #54,335 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁstʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anpflanzung von Bäumen in größerem Umfang, auf größerer Fläche, damit neuer Wald nachwächst".

Aufforstung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Aufforstung, spelled A-U-F-F-O-R-S-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anpflanzung von Bäumen in größerem Umfang, auf größerer Fläche, damit neuer Wald nachwächst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auch in Oldenburg haben die erfreulichen Ergebmisse der Aufforstung wüster Landstrecken zu immer weiterer Ausdehnung derselben angespornt.“
  2. „Zur Aufforstung des Landes wurden in den letzten drei Jahrzehnten enorme Anstrengungen unternommen.“

Synonyms

Bewaldung

Antonyms

AbholzungKahlschlagRodung

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 "Aufforstung"?
"Aufforstung" is spelled A-U-F-F-O-R-S-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁstʊŋ].
What does "Aufforstung" mean?
As a noun, "Aufforstung" means: Anpflanzung von Bäumen in größerem Umfang, auf größerer Fläche, damit neuer Wald nachwächst
How do you pronounce "Aufforstung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aufforstung" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁstʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aufforstung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list