aufn

/[ˈaʊ̯fn̩]/ abbrev

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,627

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

aufn is anGermanabbrev. It means: auf den, auf ein Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fn̩]. Often confused with aus and AUX.

Key facts for aufn
PropertyValue
Headwordaufn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbrev
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fn̩]
Letters4
Frequency rank#22,627
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aufn in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aufn is 4 letters long, classified as anabbrev, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,627 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "auf den, auf ein".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for aufn, with forms such as "afun", "auffn", and "aufnn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aus", "AUX", "aut", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is aufn, spelled A-U-F-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf den, auf ein

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afun,auffn,aufnn,aunf,uafn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aufn

Misspelling Variants of "aufn"

afun4auffn5aufnn5aunf4uafn4
Misspelling Variants of "aufn"

Frequency rank: #22,627 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufn"?
"aufn" is spelled A-U-F-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fn̩].
What does "aufn" mean?
As an abbrev, "aufn" means: auf den, auf ein
What words are commonly confused with "aufn"?
"aufn" is commonly confused with "aus", "AUX", "aut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufn" is [ˈaʊ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufn" come from?
"aufn" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.