aufpumpen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌpʊmpn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌpʊmpn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“aufpumpen” is uncommon German (frequency #87,423 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,423
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mithilfe einer Pumpe etwas mit Luft füllen; einen Reifen mit Luft füllen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufpumpen · aufpumpen · German

aufpumpen · rank #87,423 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,423
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Auflehnung

Nearest frequency peer: Auflehnung (-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 „aufpumpen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufpumpen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufpumpen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌpʊmpn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,423
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufpumpen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Auflehnung“ (#87,422), „Aufwandes“ (#87,424), „Aufhellung“ (#87,421). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufpumpen“ bei #87,423. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufpumpen is uncommon German at frequency #87,423 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌpʊmpn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aufpumpen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is aufpumpen, spelled A-U-F-P-U-M-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mithilfe einer Pumpe etwas mit Luft füllen; einen Reifen mit Luft füllen
  2. 2
    sich wichtigtun; sich ereifern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Lily Ann beobachtete, wie Reily das Rad in die Einfahrt schob, die Reifen aufpumpte und den Sitz abwischte.“
  2. „Sie kam Montagmorgen aus dem Haus, nur um zu sehen, wie er ihre Autoreifen aufpumpte, weil er behauptete: ‚Die Reifen auf der Beifahrerseite hatten zu wenig Luft.‘“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufpumpen"?
"aufpumpen" is spelled A-U-F-P-U-M-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌpʊmpn̩].
What does "aufpumpen" mean?
As a verb, "aufpumpen" means: mithilfe einer Pumpe etwas mit Luft füllen; einen Reifen mit Luft füllen
How do you pronounce "aufpumpen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufpumpen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌpʊmpn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufpumpen" come from?
"aufpumpen" 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 "aufpumpen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list