aufgab

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːp]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,522

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

aufgab is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufgeben Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːp]. Often confused with aufkam and ausgab.

Key facts for aufgab
PropertyValue
Headwordaufgab
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːp]
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,522
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aufgab is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːp]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,522 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for aufgab, with forms such as "afugab", "aufagb", and "auffgab". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "aufkam", "ausgab", "Aufgabe", 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 aufgab, spelled A-U-F-G-A-B, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufgeben
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufgeben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afugab,aufagb,auffgab,aufgabb,aufgba,aufggab,augfab,uafgab

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aufgab

Misspelling Variants of "aufgab"

afugab6aufagb6auffgab7aufgabb7aufgba6aufggab7augfab6uafgab6
Misspelling Variants of "aufgab"

Frequency rank: #34,522 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufgab"?
"aufgab" is spelled A-U-F-G-A-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːp].
What does "aufgab" mean?
As a verb, "aufgab" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufgeben
What words are commonly confused with "aufgab"?
"aufgab" is commonly confused with "aufkam", "ausgab", "Aufgabe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufgab"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufgab" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufgab" come from?
"aufgab" 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.