auflegen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌleːɡn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌleːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“auflegen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,511. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,511
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas auf etwas liegend positionieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-auflegen · auflegen · German

auflegen · rank #17,511 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,511
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufhält

Nearest frequency peer: aufhält (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „auflegen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „auflegen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

auflegen vs aufregen
88% similar
auflegen vs auflösen
75% similar
auflegen vs Aufsehen
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for auflegen
PropertyValue
Headwordauflegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌleːɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,511
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „auflegen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).auflegenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „aufhält“ (#17,510), „Aufständischen“ (#17,512), „Aufenthalts“ (#17,509). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „auflegen“ bei #17,511. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around auflegen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌleːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,511 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for auflegen, with forms such as "afulegen", "aufelgen", and "aufflegen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aufregen", "auflösen", "Aufsehen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is auflegen, spelled A-U-F-L-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas auf etwas liegend positionieren
  2. 2
    ein Druckwerk publizieren
  3. 3
    ein Telefongespräch beenden
  4. 4
    Musikaufnahmen abspielen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how auflegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Du hast mir die Hand aufgelegt.
  2. Der Bestseller wird bereits zum fünften Mal aufgelegt.

Synonyms

einhängen

Antonyms

abhebenabnehmen

This word in other languages

superpose(English)situar(Español)poser(Français)pousar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afulegen
  • aufelgen
  • aufflegen
  • aufleegn
  • auflegenn
  • aufleggen
  • auflegne
  • auflgeen
  • aufllegen
  • aulfegen
  • uaflegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of auflegen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

afulegen2aufelgen2aufflegen1aufleegn2auflegenn1aufleggen1auflegne2auflgeen2
Edit distance from "auflegen"

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 "auflegen"?
"auflegen" is spelled A-U-F-L-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌleːɡn̩].
What does "auflegen" mean?
As a verb, "auflegen" means: etwas auf etwas liegend positionieren
What words are commonly confused with "auflegen"?
"auflegen" is commonly confused with "aufregen", "auflösen", "Aufsehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "auflegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auflegen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌleːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auflegen" come from?
"auflegen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "auflegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Atlantis#17,508Anwältin#17,505auswirkt#17,520bauliche#17,523

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Bataillon11 variantsbefolgt11 variantschicken11 variantswandelt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list