aufräumen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌʁɔɪ̯mən]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌʁɔɪ̯mən]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufräumen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,169. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,169
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ordnung schaffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufraumen · aufräumen · German

aufräumen · rank #11,169 · 12 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,169
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufnimmt

Nearest frequency peer: aufnimmt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „aufräumen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „aufräumen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aufräumen vs Aufrufen
67% similar
aufräumen vs auftauen
67% similar
aufräumen vs aufwärmen
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for aufräumen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufräumen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌʁɔɪ̯mən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,169
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „aufräumen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.aufräumenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „aufnimmt“ (#11,168), „aufwendig“ (#11,170), „aufgehalten“ (#11,167). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufräumen“ bei #11,169. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around aufräumen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁɔɪ̯mən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,169 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for aufräumen, with forms such as "afuräumen", "auffräumen", and "aufrräumen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Aufrufen", "auftauen", "aufwärmen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is aufräumen, spelled A-U-F-R-Ä-U-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ordnung schaffen
  2. 2
    etwas beseitigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Räum dein Zimmer auf!
  2. Ich werde morgen meinen Schreibtisch aufräumen.

This word in other languages

tidy up(English)adecentar(Español)ranger(Français)arrumar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afuräumen
  • auffräumen
  • aufrräumen
  • aufruämen
  • aufrämuen
  • aufräuemn
  • aufräumenn
  • aufräummen
  • aufräumne
  • aufärumen
  • aurfäumen
  • uafräumen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aufräumen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afuräumen2auffräumen1aufrräumen1aufruämen2aufrämuen2aufräuemn2aufräumenn1aufräummen1
Edit distance from "aufräumen"

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 "aufräumen"?
"aufräumen" is spelled A-U-F-R-Ä-U-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁɔɪ̯mən].
What does "aufräumen" mean?
As a verb, "aufräumen" means: Ordnung schaffen
What words are commonly confused with "aufräumen"?
"aufräumen" is commonly confused with "Aufrufen", "auftauen", "aufwärmen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufräumen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufräumen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁɔɪ̯mən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufräumen" come from?
"aufräumen" 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 "aufräumen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

aufwendig#11,170Ansprache#11,164auswirken#11,176Abständen#11,161

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

auswärts12 variantsbetrogen12 variantstrocknen12 variantssortiert12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list