aufplatzen
[ˈaʊ̯fˌplat͡sn̩]
The verdict
“aufplatzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich unvermittelt (durch hohen Innendruck) von selbst öffnen, reißen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufplatzen · aufplatzen · German
aufplatzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aufplatzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌplat͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufplatzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufplatzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌplat͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich unvermittelt (durch hohen Innendruck) von selbst öffnen, reißen".
aufplatzen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is aufplatzen, spelled A-U-F-P-L-A-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich unvermittelt (durch hohen Innendruck) von selbst öffnen, reißen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aufplatzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Büro war ein kleiner Verschlag mit einem Durcheinander an Ermittlungsakten, einem Schreibtisch und zwei Stühlen, deren Lederpolster aufgeplatzt waren.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.