aufmuntern

[ˈaʊ̯fˌmʊntɐn]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌmʊntɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufmuntern” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,222. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,222
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - versuchen, jemandem mehr Freude oder Fröhlichkeit zu geben

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufmuntern · aufmuntern · German

aufmuntern · rank #47,222 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #47,222
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufgeschnappt

Nearest frequency peer: aufgeschnappt (-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 „aufmuntern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „aufmuntern“ 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).

aufmuntern vs Aufmunterung
75% similar

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

Key facts for aufmuntern
PropertyValue
Headwordaufmuntern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌmʊntɐn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#47,222
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „aufmuntern“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).aufmunternliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „aufgeschnappt“ (#47,221), „aufzuzeichnen“ (#47,223), „Augenkontakt“ (#47,224). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufmuntern“ bei #47,222. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around aufmuntern (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌmʊntɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,222 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for aufmuntern, with forms such as "afumuntern", "auffmuntern", and "aufmmuntern". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Aufmunterung", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is aufmuntern, spelled A-U-F-M-U-N-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    versuchen, jemandem mehr Freude oder Fröhlichkeit zu geben
  2. 2
    versuchen, jemandem mehr Mut zu geben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sehr freut es mich, daß Ihnen mein Lied gefällt; das ist gut, das muntert auf.“
  2. „Die Frau Geheimdecammerräthin munterte mich auf, mich durch die kleinen Schwierigkeiten im Anfange nicht irren zu lassen, […]“

Synonyms

aufheiternermutigen

Antonyms

entmutigen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afumuntern
  • auffmuntern
  • aufmmuntern
  • aufmnutern
  • aufmunetrn
  • aufmunntern
  • aufmuntenr
  • aufmunternn
  • aufmunterrn
  • aufmuntren
  • aufmunttern
  • aufmutnern
  • aufumntern
  • aumfuntern
  • uafmuntern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aufmuntern - 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.

afumuntern2auffmuntern1aufmmuntern1aufmnutern2aufmunetrn2aufmunntern1aufmuntenr2aufmunternn1
Edit distance from "aufmuntern"

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 "aufmuntern"?
"aufmuntern" is spelled A-U-F-M-U-N-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌmʊntɐn].
What does "aufmuntern" mean?
As a verb, "aufmuntern" means: versuchen, jemandem mehr Freude oder Fröhlichkeit zu geben
What words are commonly confused with "aufmuntern"?
"aufmuntern" is commonly confused with "Aufmunterung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufmuntern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufmuntern" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌmʊntɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufmuntern" come from?
"aufmuntern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list