Aufpasser
[ˈaʊ̯fˌpasɐ]
The verdict
“Aufpasser” is uncommon German (frequency #55,141 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,141
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die jemanden oder etwas behütet
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufpasser · Aufpasser · German
Aufpasser · rank #55,141 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,141
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH aufgetrieben
Nearest frequency peer: aufgetrieben (-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 „Aufpasser“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- asymmetrisc…
asymmetrischen
44,864 corpus weight
- aufgetrieben
aufgetrieben
44,861 corpus weight
- Aufpasser
Aufpasser
44,860 corpus weight
- Aufstands
Aufstands
44,859 corpus weight
- Auftraggebe…
Auftraggebern
44,858 corpus weight
- aufzuzählen
aufzuzählen
44,857 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Aufpasser“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aufpasser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌpasɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #55,141 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Aufpasser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Aufpasser is uncommon German at frequency #55,141 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌpasɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die jemanden oder etwas behütet".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Aufpasser, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Aufpasser, spelled A-U-F-P-A-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die jemanden oder etwas behütet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Aufpasser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Staatspräsident wird bei seinen öffentlichen Auftritten stets von seinen Aufpassern begleitet.
Nach dem Fußballspiel stehen vor dem Stadion viele Aufpasser.
This word in other languages
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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