Aufgabe

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,027

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

Aufgabe is aGermannoun. It means: etwas, das zu erledigen ist; Arbeitsauftrag Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə]. It ranks #1,027 in German word frequency. Often confused with ausgab and Ausgabe.

Key facts for Aufgabe
PropertyValue
HeadwordAufgabe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,027
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Aufgabe is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,027 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Aufgabe, with forms such as "afugabe", "aufagbe", and "auffgabe". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ausgab", "Ausgabe", "Auflage", 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 Aufgabe, spelled A-U-F-G-A-B-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas, das zu erledigen ist; Arbeitsauftrag
  2. 2
    willentliches oder erzwungenes Beenden eines Vorhabens
  3. 3
    Abgabe von Gepäck, Transportgut oder Poststücken zu deren Beförderung oder Aufbewahrung
  4. 4
    eine Sachmaterie, für die ein Träger der öffentlichen Verwaltung kraft Gesetzes fachlich zuständig ist

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afugabe,aufagbe,auffgabe,aufgabbe,aufgaeb,aufgbae,aufggabe,augfabe,uafgabe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Aufgabe

Misspelling Variants of "Aufgabe"

afugabe7aufagbe7auffgabe8aufgabbe8aufgaeb7aufgbae7aufggabe8augfabe7
Misspelling Variants of "Aufgabe"

Frequency rank: #1,027 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aufgabe"?
"Aufgabe" is spelled A-U-F-G-A-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə].
What does "Aufgabe" mean?
As a noun, "Aufgabe" means: etwas, das zu erledigen ist; Arbeitsauftrag
What words are commonly confused with "Aufgabe"?
"Aufgabe" is commonly confused with "ausgab", "Ausgabe", "Auflage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Aufgabe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aufgabe" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aufgabe" come from?
"Aufgabe" 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.