Aufprall
[ˈaʊ̯fˌpʁal]
The verdict
“Aufprall” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #20,836 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,836
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - heftiger, hörbarer Aufschlag auf etwas
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aufprall |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌpʁal] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #20,836 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Aufprall” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Aufprall is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌpʁal]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,836 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "heftiger, hörbarer Aufschlag auf etwas".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Aufprall, with forms such as "afuprall", "auffprall", and "aufparll". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Aufprall, spelled A-U-F-P-R-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1heftiger, hörbarer Aufschlag auf etwas
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: afuprall,auffprall,aufparll,aufpprall,aufpral,aufprlal,aufprrall,aufrpall,aupfrall,uafprall
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Aufprall - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “Aufprall”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-P-R-A-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯fˌpʁal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.