aufgießen
[ˈaʊ̯fˌɡiːsn̩]
The verdict
“aufgießen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Zugabe von heißem Wasser zubereiten
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufgie-en · aufgießen · German
aufgießen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aufgießen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡiːsn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufgießen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufgießen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡiːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for aufgießen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is aufgießen, spelled A-U-F-G-I-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch Zugabe von heißem Wasser zubereiten
- 2einer Speise bei der Zubereitung Flüssigkeit zugeben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufgießen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kannst du bitte den Kaffee aufgießen, während ich schon mal die Torte aufschneide?
Zunächst muss man das Wurzelgemüse schneiden, dünsten und mit Rinderbrühe aufgießen.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.