Auflieger

[ˈaʊ̯fˌliːɡɐ]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌliːɡɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Auflieger” is uncommon German (frequency #82,517 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,517
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sattelauflieger, LKW-Anhänger ohne Vorderachse

Corpus desk

Index DE-auflieger · Auflieger · German

Auflieger · rank #82,517 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,517
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aufkündigung

Nearest frequency peer: Aufkündigung (-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 „Auflieger“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Auflieger“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Auflieger
PropertyValue
HeadwordAuflieger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌliːɡɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,517
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Auflieger“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Aufliegerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Aufkündigung“ (#82,516), „aufrütteln“ (#82,518), „aufgeblasene“ (#82,515). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Auflieger“ bei #82,517. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Auflieger is uncommon German at frequency #82,517 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌliːɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Auflieger in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists 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 Auflieger, spelled A-U-F-L-I-E-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sattelauflieger, LKW-Anhänger ohne Vorderachse
  2. 2
    Schiff, das vorübergehend außer Dienst gestellt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Damit sollte laut Polizei verhindert werden, dass der Auflieger durch Schwingungen der Brücke instabil werden und doch noch hinunterfallen könnte.“
  2. „Die verschiedenen so genannten Auflieger haben in unterschiedlichen Bereichen des Hafens festgemacht.“

Synonyms

Sattelanhänger

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Auflieger"?
"Auflieger" is spelled A-U-F-L-I-E-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌliːɡɐ].
What does "Auflieger" mean?
As a noun, "Auflieger" means: Sattelauflieger, LKW-Anhänger ohne Vorderachse
How do you pronounce "Auflieger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Auflieger" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌliːɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Auflieger" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list