Aufmerksamkeit
[ˈaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːmkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Aufmerksamkeit” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,913 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,913
- frequency rank, German
- 14
- letters
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gezielte Wahrnehmung der Umwelt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aufmerksamkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːmkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #1,913 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Aufmerksamkeit” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Aufmerksamkeit is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːmkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,913 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Aufmerksamkeit, with forms such as "afumerksamkeit", "aufemrksamkeit", and "auffmerksamkeit". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Aufmerksamkeit, spelled A-U-F-M-E-R-K-S-A-M-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1gezielte Wahrnehmung der Umwelt
- 2kleines Geschenk, das jemandem bei einem Zusammentreffen übergeben wird
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: afumerksamkeit,aufemrksamkeit,auffmerksamkeit,aufmekrsamkeit,aufmerkasmkeit,aufmerkksamkeit,aufmerksakmeit,aufmerksamekit,aufmerksamkeitt,aufmerksamketi,aufmerksamkiet,aufmerksamkkeit,aufmerksammkeit,aufmerksmakeit,aufmerkssamkeit,aufmerrksamkeit,aufmerskamkeit,aufmmerksamkeit,aufmreksamkeit,aumferksamkeit,uafmerksamkeit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Aufmerksamkeit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Aufmerksamkeit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-M-E-R-K-S-A-M-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːmkaɪ̯t] (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
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.