Aufleuchten
[ˈaʊ̯flɔɪ̯çtn̩]
The verdict
“Aufleuchten” is uncommon German (frequency #59,445 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,445
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurzzeitiges oder beginnendes Aussenden von Licht
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufleuchten · Aufleuchten · German
Aufleuchten · rank #59,445 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,445
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH aufmischen
Nearest frequency peer: aufmischen (+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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Aufleuchten“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- aufgebläht
aufgebläht
40,560 corpus weight
- Aufguss
Aufguss
40,559 corpus weight
- Aufleuchten
Aufleuchten
40,556 corpus weight
- aufmischen
aufmischen
40,555 corpus weight
- Aufmärsche
Aufmärsche
40,554 corpus weight
- aufnehme
aufnehme
40,553 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Aufleuchten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aufleuchten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯flɔɪ̯çtn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #59,445 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Aufleuchten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Aufleuchten is uncommon German at frequency #59,445 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯flɔɪ̯çtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kurzzeitiges oder beginnendes Aussenden von Licht".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Aufleuchten, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Aufleuchten, spelled A-U-F-L-E-U-C-H-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1kurzzeitiges oder beginnendes Aussenden von Licht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Aufleuchten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Aufleuchten der Lampe tauchte den Raum in helles Licht.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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