aufreibend
[ˈaʊ̯fˌʁaɪ̯bn̩t]
The verdict
“aufreibend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anstrengend bis zur Erschöpfung; zerstörerisch belastend
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufreibend · aufreibend · German
aufreibend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | aufreibend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁaɪ̯bn̩t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufreibend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufreibend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁaɪ̯bn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "anstrengend bis zur Erschöpfung; zerstörerisch belastend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aufreibend, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is aufreibend, spelled A-U-F-R-E-I-B-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1anstrengend bis zur Erschöpfung; zerstörerisch belastend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufreibend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Rekonstruktion der Stasi-Dokumente aus den Papierschnipseln ist aufreibend.
Das ist eine furchtbar aufreibende Angelegenheit.
Synonyms
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.