aufmachen
[ˈaʊ̯fˌmaxn̩]
The verdict
“aufmachen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,678. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,678
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas öffnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufmachen · aufmachen · German
aufmachen · rank #8,678 · 13 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,678
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH Athleten
Nearest frequency peer: Athleten (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “aufmachen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- analysieren
analysieren
91,326 corpus weight
- anderswo
anderswo
91,325 corpus weight
- Athleten
Athleten
91,324 corpus weight
- aufmachen
aufmachen
91,323 corpus weight
- aussteigen
aussteigen
91,322 corpus weight
- austauschen
austauschen
91,321 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “aufmachen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aufmachen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌmaxn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #8,678 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “aufmachen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around aufmachen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌmaxn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,678 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for aufmachen, with forms such as "afumachen", "aufamchen", and "auffmachen". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "aufmacht", "aufwache", "ausmachen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is aufmachen, spelled A-U-F-M-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas öffnen
- 2die Tür öffnen, durch die jemand hindurch möchte
- 3losgehen, um etwas zu tun
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufmachen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kannst du mir die Dose aufmachen?
„Dubslav, sonst empfindlich gegen Zug, hatte die Thüren aufmachen lassen, und von dem großen Portal her zog ein erquicklicher Luftstrom bis auf die mit weiß und schwarzen Fliesen gedeckte Veranda hinaus.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- afumachen
- aufamchen
- auffmachen
- aufmacchen
- aufmacehn
- aufmachenn
- aufmachhen
- aufmachne
- aufmahcen
- aufmcahen
- aufmmachen
- aumfachen
- uafmachen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aufmachen - 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.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aufmachen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "aufmachen" maps to 12 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "aufmacht". View pair
- 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #8,678 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.