aufhelfen
[ˈaʊ̯fˌhɛlfn̩]
The verdict
“aufhelfen” 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) - jemanden beim Aufstehen unterstützen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufhelfen · aufhelfen · German
aufhelfen · 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 | aufhelfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌhɛlfn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufhelfen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufhelfen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌhɛlfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aufhelfen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is aufhelfen, spelled A-U-F-H-E-L-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden beim Aufstehen unterstützen
- 2etwas zum Positiven wenden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aufhelfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nachdem nach dem Sturz einige Streckenposten Rebensburg aufgeholfen hatten, fuhr sie noch allein nach unten in den Zielbereich, hob dabei aber das linke Bein an, um es nicht zu belasten.“
Synonyms
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.