aufmerksam

[ˈaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm]/ adj

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The verdict

“aufmerksam” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,484. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,484
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (meist bewusst) genau wahrnehmend, betrachtend

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufmerksam · aufmerksam · German

aufmerksam · rank #2,484 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,484
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufhören

Nearest frequency peer: aufhören (-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 „aufmerksam“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „aufmerksam“ 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).

aufmerksam vs aufmerksame
91% similar
aufmerksam vs aufmerksamer
83% similar
aufmerksam vs aufmerksamen
83% similar

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

Key facts for aufmerksam
PropertyValue
Headwordaufmerksam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,484
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „aufmerksam“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.aufmerksamliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „aufhören“ (#2,483), „auftreten“ (#2,485), „anstatt“ (#2,482). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufmerksam“ bei #2,484. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around aufmerksam (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,484 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for aufmerksam, with forms such as "afumerksam", "aufemrksam", and "auffmerksam". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "aufmerksame", "aufmerksamer", "aufmerksamen", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is aufmerksam, spelled A-U-F-M-E-R-K-S-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    (meist bewusst) genau wahrnehmend, betrachtend
  2. 2
    jemanden auf etwas/jemanden hinweisen, jemandem etwas/jemanden zeigen oder mitteilen, sodass die Person es bemerkt und darauf achtet, jemandes Interesse auf etwas/jemanden lenken
  3. 3
    anderen Personen freundlich/hilfreich entgegenkommend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Asami hört aufmerksam zu.
  2. „John Hammond, stets ein aufmerksamer Beobachter der Ereignisse seiner Zeit, erkennt sehr bald, welche Umwälzungen Homer Capeharts Erfindung der Jukebox für die Phono-Industrie bringen wird.“

Antonyms

unaufmerksamabweisend

This word in other languages

attentive(English)atento(Español)attentif(Français)atento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afumerksam
  • aufemrksam
  • auffmerksam
  • aufmekrsam
  • aufmerkasm
  • aufmerkksam
  • aufmerksamm
  • aufmerksma
  • aufmerkssam
  • aufmerrksam
  • aufmerskam
  • aufmmerksam
  • aufmreksam
  • aumferksam
  • uafmerksam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aufmerksam - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

afumerksam2aufemrksam2auffmerksam1aufmekrsam2aufmerkasm2aufmerkksam1aufmerksamm1aufmerksma2
Edit distance from "aufmerksam"

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 "aufmerksam"?
"aufmerksam" is spelled A-U-F-M-E-R-K-S-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm].
What does "aufmerksam" mean?
As an adjective, "aufmerksam" means: (meist bewusst) genau wahrnehmend, betrachtend
What words are commonly confused with "aufmerksam"?
"aufmerksam" is commonly confused with "aufmerksame", "aufmerksamer", "aufmerksamen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufmerksam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufmerksam" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufmerksam" come from?
"aufmerksam" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

begeistert#2,488wichtigste#2,475restaurant#2,464Smartphone#2,517

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Christoph15 variantsSchmerzen15 variantsletztlich15 variantsGeschmack15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list