aufrief

[ˈaʊ̯fˌʁiːf]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌʁiːf]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufrief” is uncommon German (frequency #64,994 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,994
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufrufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufrief · aufrief · German

aufrief · rank #64,994 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,994
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufreizend

Nearest frequency peer: aufreizend (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „aufrief“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „aufrief“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufrief
PropertyValue
Headwordaufrief
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌʁiːf]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,994
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufrief“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).aufrieffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aufreizend“ (#64,993), „Aufschwungs“ (#64,995), „Aufrechnung“ (#64,992). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufrief“ bei #64,994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufrief is uncommon German at frequency #64,994 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aufrief, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is aufrief, spelled A-U-F-R-I-E-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufrufen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufrufen

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 "aufrief"?
"aufrief" is spelled A-U-F-R-I-E-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁiːf].
What does "aufrief" mean?
As a verb, "aufrief" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufrufen
How do you pronounce "aufrief"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufrief" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufrief" come from?
"aufrief" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausgebe#64,999anpackt#64,967anliegt#64,966Anaheim#64,956

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list