aufkündigen
[ˈaʊ̯fˌkʏndɪɡn̩]
The verdict
“aufkündigen” 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) - einen Vertrag/eine Vertragsbeziehung beenden
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufkundigen · aufkündigen · German
aufkündigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | aufkündigen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌkʏndɪɡn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufkündigen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufkündigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌkʏndɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aufkündigen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is aufkündigen, spelled A-U-F-K-Ü-N-D-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Vertrag/eine Vertragsbeziehung beenden
- 2eine persönliche Beziehung, Freundschaft förmlich beenden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufkündigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sofern die USA nicht die Klimarahmenkonvention der Vereinten Nationen aufkündigen, deren Kündigungsfrist nur ein Jahr beträgt, könnten die USA das Paris-Abkommen frühestens zum 4. November 2020, einen Tag nach dem geplanten Termin der nächsten Präsidentschaftswahl, verlassen.“
„Im Ein- und Zweifamilienhaus kann der Vermieter Mietverträge auf unbestimmte Zeit ohne Angabe von Gründen formlos aufkündigen.“
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.