aufreiben
[ˈaʊ̯fˌʁaɪ̯bn̩]
The verdict
“aufreiben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich wund reiben
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufreiben · aufreiben · German
aufreiben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aufreiben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁaɪ̯bn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufreiben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufreiben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
aufreiben doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is aufreiben, spelled A-U-F-R-E-I-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich wund reiben
- 2jemanden [zum Beispiel eine militärische Einheit] vollständig besiegen
- 3jemanden erschöpfen; zermürben
- 4sich erschöpfen; seine Kräfte bis zur Erschöpfung aufbrauchen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufreiben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich hatte schon eine Blase auf der Haut, die ich mir dann bei der Arbeit aufgerieben habe.
Die Mainzer XX. Legion wird wahrscheinlich in den Bürgerkriegskämpfen bei Mursa (heutiges Kroatien) aufgerieben.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.