aufläuft

[ˈaʊ̯fˌlɔɪ̯ft]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌlɔɪ̯ft]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufläuft” is uncommon German (frequency #86,198 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,198
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auflaufen

Key facts for aufläuft
PropertyValue
Headwordaufläuft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌlɔɪ̯ft]
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,198
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aufläuft” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aufläuft lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufläuft is uncommon German at frequency #86,198 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌlɔɪ̯ft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auflaufen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aufläuft, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is aufläuft, spelled A-U-F-L-Ä-U-F-T.

Definition

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    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auflaufen

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 "aufläuft"?
"aufläuft" is spelled A-U-F-L-Ä-U-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌlɔɪ̯ft].
What does "aufläuft" mean?
As a verb, "aufläuft" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auflaufen
How do you pronounce "aufläuft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufläuft" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌlɔɪ̯ft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufläuft" come from?
"aufläuft" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “aufläuft”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-L-Ä-U-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯fˌlɔɪ̯ft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list