aufpassen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌpasn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌpasn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufpassen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,243. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,243
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas aufmerksam verfolgen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufpassen · aufpassen · German

aufpassen · rank #5,243 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,243
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Asyl

Nearest frequency peer: Asyl (-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 „aufpassen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „aufpassen“ 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).

aufpassen vs aufpasst
78% similar
aufpassen vs auslassen
78% similar
aufpassen vs aufzupassen
82% similar

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

Key facts for aufpassen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufpassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌpasn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,243
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „aufpassen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.aufpassenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Asyl“ (#5,242), „ausführlich“ (#5,244), „anzusehen“ (#5,241). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufpassen“ bei #5,243. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around aufpassen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌpasn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,243 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for aufpassen, with forms such as "afupassen", "aufapssen", and "auffpassen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "aufpasst", "auslassen", "aufzupassen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is aufpassen, spelled A-U-F-P-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas aufmerksam verfolgen
  2. 2
    etwas oder jemanden beaufsichtigen
  3. 3
    vorsichtig sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe im Matheunterricht gut aufgepasst und konnte die Aufgaben anschließend lösen.
  2. Als Museumswächter muss ich auf die Juwelen aufpassen.

This word in other languages

pay attention(English)prestar atención(Español)faire attention(Français)seguir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afupassen
  • aufapssen
  • auffpassen
  • aufpasen
  • aufpasesn
  • aufpassenn
  • aufpassne
  • aufpaßen
  • aufppassen
  • aufpsasen
  • aupfassen
  • uafpassen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

afupassen2aufapssen2auffpassen1aufpasen1aufpasesn2aufpassenn1aufpassne2aufpaßen2
Edit distance from "aufpassen"

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 "aufpassen"?
"aufpassen" is spelled A-U-F-P-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌpasn̩].
What does "aufpassen" mean?
As a verb, "aufpassen" means: etwas aufmerksam verfolgen
What words are commonly confused with "aufpassen"?
"aufpassen" is commonly confused with "aufpasst", "auslassen", "aufzupassen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufpassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufpassen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌpasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufpassen" come from?
"aufpassen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anzusehen#5,241ausgebaut#5,245absoluten#5,238verbieten#5,229

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

betroffene12 variantsdortigen12 variantsEmotionen12 variantsunsicher12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list