aufheitern
[ˈaʊ̯fˌhaɪ̯tɐn]
The verdict
“aufheitern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandes Stimmung verbessern
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufheitern · aufheitern · German
aufheitern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | aufheitern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌhaɪ̯tɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufheitern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufheitern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌhaɪ̯tɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
aufheitern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 aufheitern, spelled A-U-F-H-E-I-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1jemandes Stimmung verbessern
- 2besser werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufheitern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach einem Witz heiterte sich die Stimmung im Saal auf.
Nach einem regnerischen Tag heitert sich das Wetter auf und die Sonne kommt hervor.
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.