aufopfern
[ˈaʊ̯fˌʔɔp͡fɐn]
The verdict
“aufopfern” is uncommon German (frequency #98,129 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,129
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - beschwerliche Dinge freiwillig tun, um jemandem oder etwas zu dienen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufopfern · aufopfern · German
aufopfern · rank #98,129 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,129
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH auflegte
Nearest frequency peer: auflegte (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „aufopfern“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- aufgehängten
aufgehängten
1,875 corpus weight
- aufgezeigten
aufgezeigten
1,874 corpus weight
- auflegte
auflegte
1,873 corpus weight
- aufopfern
aufopfern
1,872 corpus weight
- aufrechnen
aufrechnen
1,871 corpus weight
- Augenlid
Augenlid
1,870 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „aufopfern“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| 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) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufopfern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufopfern is uncommon German at frequency #98,129 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌʔɔp͡fɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufopfern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie opferte sich für die Familie auf.
Und er hatte seine besten Jahre für diese Frau aufgeopfert.
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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