aufgraben
[ˈaʊ̯fˌɡʁaːbn̩]
The verdict
“aufgraben” 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) - einen Untergrund durch Graben öffnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufgraben · aufgraben · German
aufgraben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | aufgraben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡʁaːbn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufgraben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufgraben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡʁaːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen Untergrund durch Graben öffnen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aufgraben, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 aufgraben, spelled A-U-F-G-R-A-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Untergrund durch Graben öffnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufgraben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie können auch die Erde am Lochboden etwas aufgraben, lockern und mit Kompost und Pflanzsubstrat aufbereiten.
Um den Fehler am Stromkabel zu suchen, wird das Erdreich an der Detmolder Straße aufgegraben.
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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.