aufregend

[ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩t]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩t]/ adj

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The verdict

“aufregend” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,770. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,770
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - innerlich aufwühlend

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufregend · aufregend · German

aufregend · rank #13,770 · 13 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,770
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufgezeigt

Nearest frequency peer: aufgezeigt (-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 „aufregend“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „aufregend“ 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).

aufregend vs Aufreger
67% similar
aufregend vs Aufregung
67% similar
aufregend vs aufregende
90% similar

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

Key facts for aufregend
PropertyValue
Headwordaufregend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,770
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „aufregend“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „aufgezeigt“ (#13,769), „ausgeschrieben“ (#13,771), „aufgetragen“ (#13,768). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufregend“ bei #13,770. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around aufregend (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩t]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,770 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for aufregend, with forms such as "afuregend", "aufergend", and "auffregend". 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. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Aufreger", "Aufregung", "aufregende", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is aufregend, spelled A-U-F-R-E-G-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    innerlich aufwühlend
  2. 2
    sehr interessant

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das schönste und aufregendste Gefühl auf der Welt ist die Liebe.“
  2. […] „beide merken bald, dass ihre Liebe etwas ganz Besonderes ist. Sie genießen unbeschwerte und aufregende Tage auf dem Land.“

Antonyms

langweilig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afuregend
  • aufergend
  • auffregend
  • aufreegnd
  • aufregedn
  • aufregendd
  • aufregennd
  • aufreggend
  • aufregned
  • aufrgeend
  • aufrregend
  • aurfegend
  • uafregend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aufregend - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

afuregend2aufergend2auffregend1aufreegnd2aufregedn2aufregendd1aufregennd1aufreggend1
Edit distance from "aufregend"

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 "aufregend"?
"aufregend" is spelled A-U-F-R-E-G-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩t].
What does "aufregend" mean?
As an adjective, "aufregend" means: innerlich aufwühlend
What words are commonly confused with "aufregend"?
"aufregend" is commonly confused with "Aufreger", "Aufregung", "aufregende". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufregend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufregend" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufregend" come from?
"aufregend" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aufregend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

anbringen#13,761abweichen#13,757Überreste#13,751Einigkeit#13,803

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

verklagt13 variantsumgezogen13 variantsgebildete13 variantsGenerator13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list