aufpolieren

[ˈaʊ̯fpoˌliːʁən]

/[ˈaʊ̯fpoˌliːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufpolieren” is uncommon German (frequency #73,254 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,254
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Reiben (Polieren) zum Glänzen bringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufpolieren · aufpolieren · German

aufpolieren · rank #73,254 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,254
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aufmacher

Nearest frequency peer: Aufmacher (-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 „aufpolieren“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „aufpolieren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufpolieren
PropertyValue
Headwordaufpolieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fpoˌliːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#73,254
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufpolieren“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).aufpolierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Aufmacher“ (#73,253), „aufräumt“ (#73,255), „auflockern“ (#73,252). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufpolieren“ bei #73,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufpolieren is uncommon German at frequency #73,254 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fpoˌliːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for aufpolieren in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is aufpolieren, spelled A-U-F-P-O-L-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Reiben (Polieren) zum Glänzen bringen
  2. 2
    verbessern, wieder in einen vorherigen, schöneren, fitteren, besseren, tauglicheren Zustand versetzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diese Silberplatte will ich heute noch so richtig aufpolieren, damit sie morgen als glänzendes Prunkstück auf der Tafel steht und die Austern präsentiert.
  2. Klar, dass er versucht, sein Image aufzupolieren, aber das wird ihm nicht so einfach gelingen, es gibt ja Zeitzeugen.

Synonyms

aufarbeitenauffrischenaufwertenrenovierenaufbessernaufmöbelnerinnernveredelnverzierenzurückrufen

Antonyms

abwertenniedermachen

This word in other languages

brush up(English)

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 "aufpolieren"?
"aufpolieren" is spelled A-U-F-P-O-L-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fpoˌliːʁən].
What does "aufpolieren" mean?
As a verb, "aufpolieren" means: durch Reiben (Polieren) zum Glänzen bringen
How do you pronounce "aufpolieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufpolieren" is [ˈaʊ̯fpoˌliːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufpolieren" come from?
"aufpolieren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aufgelassen#73,251ausgebautes#73,260Anzugträger#73,239auszumerzen#73,272

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list