Aufmacher
[ˈaʊ̯fˌmaxɐ]
The verdict
“Aufmacher” is uncommon German (frequency #73,253 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,253
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein von einem Medium verwendeter, Aufsehen erregender Beitrag, der auffällig positioniert den Kunden dazu bewegen soll, das Medium zu kaufen oder zu betrachten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aufmacher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌmaxɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #73,253 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Aufmacher” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Aufmacher is uncommon German at frequency #73,253 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌmaxɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein von einem Medium verwendeter, Aufsehen erregender Beitrag, der auffällig positioniert den Kunden dazu bewegen soll, das Medium zu kaufen oder zu betrachten".
Aufmacher has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Aufmacher, spelled A-U-F-M-A-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein von einem Medium verwendeter, Aufsehen erregender Beitrag, der auffällig positioniert den Kunden dazu bewegen soll, das Medium zu kaufen oder zu betrachten
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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Using “Aufmacher”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-M-A-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯fˌmaxɐ] (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.