aufknöpfen
[ˈaʊ̯fˌknœp͡fn̩]
The verdict
“aufknöpfen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Knöpfen verschlossenes Kleidungsstück öffnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufknopfen · aufknöpfen · German
aufknöpfen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | aufknöpfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌknœp͡fn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufknöpfen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufknöpfen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌknœp͡fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for aufknöpfen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is aufknöpfen, spelled A-U-F-K-N-Ö-P-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit Knöpfen verschlossenes Kleidungsstück öffnen
- 2auf etwas knüpfen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufknöpfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wichtig ist zudem: Achten Sie darauf, dass der Kragen des T-Shirts nie sichtbar ist – auch nicht, wenn Sie das Hemd etwas aufknöpfen.
Und dann tauchen überall Promis auf, die einen ganz eigenen Trick gegen Spannerlöcher in der Bluse entwickelt zu haben scheinen: einfach aufknöpfen.
This word in other languages
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.