aufhaben
[ˈaʊ̯fˌhaːbn̩]
The verdict
“aufhaben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf dem Kopf tragen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufhaben · aufhaben · German
aufhaben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | aufhaben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌhaːbn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufhaben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufhaben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌhaːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aufhaben, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is aufhaben, spelled A-U-F-H-A-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1auf dem Kopf tragen
- 2geöffnet sein
- 3machen müssen
- 4in der Lage sein, etwas öffnen zu können
- 5sein Essen verzehrt haben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufhaben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aaron und David meinen, ich sollte heute den Hut aufhaben, weil ich ja der Älteste des Insulanernachwuchses bin.“
„Und ich plane ein besonderes Essen – noch nicht gleich, weil ich die Zutaten erst bekomme, wenn wieder alle Läden aufhaben.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.