aufopfern
[ˈaʊ̯fˌʔɔp͡fɐn]
The verdict
“aufopfern” is an uncommon German word, ranked #98,129 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #98,129
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - beschwerliche Dinge freiwillig tun, um jemandem oder etwas zu dienen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aufopfern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌʔɔp͡fɐn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #98,129 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aufopfern” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for aufopfern is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌʔɔp͡fɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #98,129 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aufopfern, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is aufopfern, spelled A-U-F-O-P-F-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1beschwerliche Dinge freiwillig tun, um jemandem oder etwas zu dienen
- 2etwas ohne adäquate Gegenleistung weggeben, um jemandem oder etwas zu dienen
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 “aufopfern”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-O-P-F-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯fˌʔɔp͡fɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.