aufgebe

[ˈaʊ̯fˌɡeːbə]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌɡeːbə]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufgebe” is uncommon German (frequency #75,379 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,379
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufgeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufgebe · aufgebe · German

aufgebe · rank #75,379 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,379
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufbleiben

Nearest frequency peer: aufbleiben (-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 „aufgebe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufgebe
PropertyValue
Headwordaufgebe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌɡeːbə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#75,379
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufgebe“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).aufgebefällt 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: „aufbleiben“ (#75,378), „aufgeklärter“ (#75,380), „Atropin“ (#75,377). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufgebe“ bei #75,379. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufgebe is uncommon German at frequency #75,379 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡeːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for aufgebe in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is aufgebe, spelled A-U-F-G-E-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufgeben
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufgeben
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufgeben

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 "aufgebe"?
"aufgebe" is spelled A-U-F-G-E-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡeːbə].
What does "aufgebe" mean?
As a verb, "aufgebe" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufgeben
How do you pronounce "aufgebe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufgebe" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡeːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufgebe" come from?
"aufgebe" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Atropin#75,377aufrege#75,385anläuft#75,356Anhöhen#75,354

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list