aufkommen

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌkɔmən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,632

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

aufkommen is aGermanverb. It means: in Gebrauch kommen oder Mode werden Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌkɔmən]. It ranks #6,632 in German word frequency. Often confused with aufkommt and auskommen.

Key facts for aufkommen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufkommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌkɔmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,632
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aufkommen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌkɔmən]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,632 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for aufkommen, with forms such as "afukommen", "auffkommen", and "aufkkommen". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "aufkommt", "auskommen", "aufkommende", 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 aufkommen, spelled A-U-F-K-O-M-M-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Gebrauch kommen oder Mode werden
  2. 2
    entstehen
  3. 3
    Kosten tragen
  4. 4
    nach Sprung oder Flug die Erde wieder berühren
  5. 5
    sich erheben und sich erholen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afukommen,auffkommen,aufkkommen,aufkmomen,aufkomemn,aufkomen,aufkommenn,aufkommne,aufokmmen,aukfommen,uafkommen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aufkommen

Misspelling Variants of "aufkommen"

afukommen9auffkommen10aufkkommen10aufkmomen9aufkomemn9aufkomen8aufkommenn10aufkommne9
Misspelling Variants of "aufkommen"

Frequency rank: #6,632 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufkommen"?
"aufkommen" is spelled A-U-F-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌkɔmən].
What does "aufkommen" mean?
As a verb, "aufkommen" means: in Gebrauch kommen oder Mode werden
What words are commonly confused with "aufkommen"?
"aufkommen" is commonly confused with "aufkommt", "auskommen", "aufkommende". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufkommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufkommen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufkommen" come from?
"aufkommen" 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.