aufkam

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌkaːm]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,388

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

aufkam is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufkommen Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌkaːm]. Often confused with aufm and aufnahm.

Key facts for aufkam
PropertyValue
Headwordaufkam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌkaːm]
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,388
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aufkam in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aufkam is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌkaːm]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,388 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for aufkam, with forms such as "afukam", "aufakm", and "auffkam". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "aufm", "aufnahm", "ankam", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is aufkam, spelled A-U-F-K-A-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufkommen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufkommen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afukam,aufakm,auffkam,aufkamm,aufkkam,aufkma,aukfam,uafkam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aufkam

Misspelling Variants of "aufkam"

afukam6aufakm6auffkam7aufkamm7aufkkam7aufkma6aukfam6uafkam6
Misspelling Variants of "aufkam"

Frequency rank: #40,388 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufkam"?
"aufkam" is spelled A-U-F-K-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌkaːm].
What does "aufkam" mean?
As a verb, "aufkam" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufkommen
What words are commonly confused with "aufkam"?
"aufkam" is commonly confused with "aufm", "aufnahm", "ankam". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufkam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufkam" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌkaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufkam" come from?
"aufkam" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.