aufklappen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌklapn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌklapn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufklappen” is uncommon German (frequency #88,659 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,659
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas auseinanderklappen und damit öffnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufklappen · aufklappen · German

aufklappen · rank #88,659 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,659
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufgezehrt

Nearest frequency peer: aufgezehrt (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „aufklappen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „aufklappen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufklappen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufklappen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌklapn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,659
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufklappen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).aufklappenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aufgezehrt“ (#88,658), „Aufmerksamkeiten“ (#88,660), „Aufbewahrungsort“ (#88,657). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufklappen“ bei #88,659. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufklappen is uncommon German at frequency #88,659 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌklapn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aufklappen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is aufklappen, spelled A-U-F-K-L-A-P-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas auseinanderklappen und damit öffnen
  2. 2
    etwas einseitig Befestigtes auf der losen Seite hochziehen/wegziehen
  3. 3
    sich durch Auseinanderfallen, Lösen des Verschlussmechanismus öffnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how aufklappen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Also rasch die Trompeten, Posaunen, Tuben und Hörner auspacken, Notenständer aufklappen.
  2. Daniel brannte es unter den Nägeln, das Buch aufzuklappen.

Synonyms

auseinanderklappenentfaltenhochklappenhochschlagenaufschlagenaufspringensich öffnen

Antonyms

zusammenklappenzuklappen

This word in other languages

open(English)abrir(Español)ouvrir(Français)

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 "aufklappen"?
"aufklappen" is spelled A-U-F-K-L-A-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌklapn̩].
What does "aufklappen" mean?
As a verb, "aufklappen" means: etwas auseinanderklappen und damit öffnen
How do you pronounce "aufklappen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufklappen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌklapn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufklappen" come from?
"aufklappen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aufklappen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aufgezehrt#88,658Apothekern#88,640befreiende#88,687Beverungen#88,705

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list