aufrecht
German, adjective/ˈaʊ̯fˌʁɛçt/
aufrecht is spelled A-U-F-R-E-C-H-T (8 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,647th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aufrecht is a German adjective meaning “upright, erect, tall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit geradem, aufgerichtetem Körper”.
What does aufrecht mean in English?
adjective
- 1
upright, erect, tall
- 2
yet present, not yet brought to fall
Die beklagte Partei lebt in aufrechter Ehe mit D.
- 3
unbowed, brave, resolute
- 4
straightforward, honest, trustworthy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. mit geradem, aufgerichtetem Körper 2. auf ehrliche Weise 3. gemäß den Gesetzen, Regeln, Sitten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aufrecht
- aufrechter masculine nominative singular
- am aufrechtesten superlative
- am aufrechtsten superlative uncommon
- aufrechte feminine nominative singular
- aufrechtes neuter nominative singular
- aufrechten genitive masculine singular
- aufrechtem dative masculine singular
- der aufrechte definite includes-article masculine
- die aufrechte definite feminine includes-article
- das aufrechte definite includes-article neuter
- die aufrechten definite includes-article nominative
- des aufrechten definite genitive includes-article
- der aufrechten definite feminine genitive
- dem aufrechten dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aufrecht?
- /ˈaʊ̯fˌʁɛçt/
- [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁɛçt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aufrecht
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aufrecht in German?
aufrecht appears 11 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).