Aufgaben

[ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːbn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːbn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Aufgaben” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,380. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,380
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Aufgabe

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufgaben · Aufgaben · German

Aufgaben · rank #1,380 · 11 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,380
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anteil

Nearest frequency peer: Anteil (-2 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Aufgaben“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Aufgaben“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Aufgaben vs Ausgabe
75% similar
Aufgaben vs Ausgaben
88% similar
Aufgaben vs aufgeben
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Aufgaben
PropertyValue
HeadwordAufgaben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːbn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,380
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Aufgaben“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Aufgabenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Anteil“ (#1,378), „Beziehung“ (#1,382), „Aktion“ (#1,377). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aufgaben“ bei #1,380. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Aufgaben (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːbn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,380 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Aufgaben, with forms such as "afugaben", "aufagben", and "auffgaben". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausgabe", "Ausgaben", "aufgeben", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Aufgaben, spelled A-U-F-G-A-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Aufgabe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Aufgabe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Aufgabe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Aufgabe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afugaben
  • aufagben
  • auffgaben
  • aufgabben
  • aufgabenn
  • aufgabne
  • aufgaebn
  • aufgbaen
  • aufggaben
  • augfaben
  • uafgaben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Aufgaben - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afugaben2aufagben2auffgaben1aufgabben1aufgabenn1aufgabne2aufgaebn2aufgbaen2
Edit distance from "Aufgaben"

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 "Aufgaben"?
"Aufgaben" is spelled A-U-F-G-A-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːbn̩].
What does "Aufgaben" mean?
As a noun, "Aufgaben" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Aufgabe
What words are commonly confused with "Aufgaben"?
"Aufgaben" is commonly confused with "Ausgabe", "Ausgaben", "aufgeben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Aufgaben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aufgaben" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aufgaben" come from?
"Aufgaben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Funktion#1,387Qualität#1,368Parteien#1,365irgendwo#1,359

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Dresden11 variantstäglich11 variantsgenutzt11 variantsSchulen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list