aufgelaufen

[ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌlaʊ̯fn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌlaʊ̯fn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufgelaufen” is uncommon German (frequency #70,021 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,021
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auflaufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufgelaufen · aufgelaufen · German

aufgelaufen · rank #70,021 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,021
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufgeladene

Nearest frequency peer: aufgeladene (-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 „aufgelaufen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufgelaufen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufgelaufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌlaʊ̯fn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,021
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufgelaufen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).aufgelaufenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aufgeladene“ (#70,020), „aufgeschlitzt“ (#70,022), „aufgesessen“ (#70,023). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufgelaufen“ bei #70,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufgelaufen is uncommon German at frequency #70,021 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auflaufen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aufgelaufen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is aufgelaufen, spelled A-U-F-G-E-L-A-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auflaufen

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 "aufgelaufen"?
"aufgelaufen" is spelled A-U-F-G-E-L-A-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌlaʊ̯fn̩].
What does "aufgelaufen" mean?
As a verb, "aufgelaufen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auflaufen
How do you pronounce "aufgelaufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufgelaufen" is [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufgelaufen" come from?
"aufgelaufen" 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 "aufgelaufen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

aufgeladene#70,020aufgesessen#70,023augenfällig#70,030Augenklinik#70,031

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list