aufrecht
[ˈaʊ̯fˌʁɛçt]
The verdict
“aufrecht” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,633. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,633
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit geradem, aufgerichtetem Körper
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufrecht · aufrecht · German
aufrecht · rank #6,633 · 12 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,633
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH aufkommen
Nearest frequency peer: aufkommen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “aufrecht”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- atmen
atmen
93,371 corpus weight
- Aufführung
Aufführung
93,370 corpus weight
- aufkommen
aufkommen
93,369 corpus weight
- aufrecht
aufrecht
93,368 corpus weight
- Auftritte
Auftritte
93,367 corpus weight
- ausgestellt
ausgestellt
93,366 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “aufrecht” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aufrecht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁɛçt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #6,633 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aufrecht” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around aufrecht (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁɛçt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,633 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for aufrecht, with forms such as "afurecht", "aufercht", and "auffrecht". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "aufregt", "Aufsicht", "aufwacht", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is aufrecht, spelled A-U-F-R-E-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1mit geradem, aufgerichtetem Körper
- 2auf ehrliche Weise
- 3gemäß den Gesetzen, Regeln, Sitten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufrecht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es stellte eine Dame dar, die, mit einem Pelzhut und einer Pelzboa versehen, aufrecht dasaß.
„Wie schon beim für den Homo sapiens entwicklungsgeschichtlich bedeutsamen Fortschritt des aufrechten Gangs ist beim Erklettern hoher Bäume und Felsen der Abstand zum Erdboden selbst schon eine Errungenschaft.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- afurecht
- aufercht
- auffrecht
- aufrceht
- aufreccht
- aufrechht
- aufrechtt
- aufrecth
- aufrehct
- aufrrecht
- aurfecht
- uafrecht
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aufrecht - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aufrecht", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "aufrecht" maps to 12 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "aufregt". View pair
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #6,633 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.