aufkrempeln
[ˈaʊ̯fˌkʁɛmpl̩n]
The verdict
“aufkrempeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (den unteren Teil eines Kleidungsstückes) mehrere Male nach oben krempeln
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Index DE-aufkrempeln · aufkrempeln · German
aufkrempeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | aufkrempeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌkʁɛmpl̩n] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufkrempeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufkrempeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌkʁɛmpl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(den unteren Teil eines Kleidungsstückes) mehrere Male nach oben krempeln".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aufkrempeln, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is aufkrempeln, spelled A-U-F-K-R-E-M-P-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1(den unteren Teil eines Kleidungsstückes) mehrere Male nach oben krempeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufkrempeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als er nun die baumwollenen Hemdärmel aufkrempelte, konnte man so recht sehen, was für ein Riese er war.“
„Aus einem der Rucksäcke, den die Camper im Vorzelt zurückgelassen hatten, zog er eine Hose, die er aufkrempeln mußte, und ein T-Shirt, das an den Schultern spannte.“
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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.