aufkleben

[ˈaʊ̯fˌkleːbn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌkleːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufkleben” is uncommon German (frequency #68,013 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,013
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas auf etwas Anderem mit Hilfe von Klebstoff anbringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufkleben · aufkleben · German

aufkleben · rank #68,013 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,013
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufgezeichnete

Nearest frequency peer: aufgezeichnete (-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 „aufkleben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufkleben
PropertyValue
Headwordaufkleben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌkleːbn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#68,013
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufkleben“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.aufklebenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aufgezeichnete“ (#68,012), „Aufrufs“ (#68,014), „aufgesammelt“ (#68,011). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufkleben“ bei #68,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufkleben is uncommon German at frequency #68,013 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌkleːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas auf etwas Anderem mit Hilfe von Klebstoff anbringen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aufkleben, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is aufkleben, spelled A-U-F-K-L-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas auf etwas Anderem mit Hilfe von Klebstoff anbringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie müssen den Sticker abziehen und aufkleben.
  2. Er klebt die Etiketten auf.

Antonyms

abziehenentfernen

This word in other languages

affix(English)entoiler(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 "aufkleben"?
"aufkleben" is spelled A-U-F-K-L-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌkleːbn̩].
What does "aufkleben" mean?
As a verb, "aufkleben" means: etwas auf etwas Anderem mit Hilfe von Klebstoff anbringen
How do you pronounce "aufkleben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufkleben" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌkleːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufkleben" come from?
"aufkleben" 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 "aufkleben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aufstrich#68,015aufwiegen#68,016assassins#68,002asoziales#68,000

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list