aufhetzen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌhɛt͡sn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌhɛt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufhetzen” is uncommon German (frequency #84,944 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,944
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durch Worte jemanden so manipulieren, dass dieser sich gegen einen Dritten oder eine ganze Gruppe wendet und über diese Person/Gruppe sich ärgert oder wütend ist oder sogar kriminell aktiv wird und...

Key facts for aufhetzen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufhetzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌhɛt͡sn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,944
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aufhetzen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aufhetzen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufhetzen is uncommon German at frequency #84,944 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌhɛt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch Worte jemanden so manipulieren, dass dieser sich gegen einen Dritten oder eine ganze Gruppe wendet und über diese Person/Gruppe sich ärgert oder wütend ist oder sogar kriminell aktiv wird und...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for aufhetzen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is aufhetzen, spelled A-U-F-H-E-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Worte jemanden so manipulieren, dass dieser sich gegen einen Dritten oder eine ganze Gruppe wendet und über diese Person/Gruppe sich ärgert oder wütend ist oder sogar kriminell aktiv wird und jemandem in Eigentum oder Person schadet

Synonyms

anstachelnaufpeitschenaufputschenaufrührenaufstachelnaufwiegelnfanatisierenanspitzenanzettelnscharfmachen

Antonyms

beruhigenbesänftigenbeschwichtigeneinlullenentspannendie Wogen glätten

This word in other languages

agitate(English)agiter(Français)incitar(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufhetzen"?
"aufhetzen" is spelled A-U-F-H-E-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌhɛt͡sn̩].
What does "aufhetzen" mean?
As a verb, "aufhetzen" means: durch Worte jemanden so manipulieren, dass dieser sich gegen einen Dritten oder eine ganze Gruppe wendet und über diese Person/Gruppe sich ärgert oder wütend ist oder sogar kriminell aktiv wird und...
How do you pronounce "aufhetzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufhetzen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌhɛt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufhetzen" come from?
"aufhetzen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “aufhetzen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-H-E-T-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯fˌhɛt͡sn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list