Aufruhr
German, noun/ˈaʊ̯fˌʁuːɐ̯/
Aufruhr is spelled A-U-F-R-U-H-R (7 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written German, the 15,332nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aufruhr is a German feminine noun meaning “uproar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(vor allem gegen politische Missstände, gegen die Staatsgewalt gerichtetes) tumultartiges (bisweilen…”.
What does Aufruhr mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicfemininemasculineuproar
- 2
archaicfemininemasculineturmoil
- 3
archaicfemininemasculineriot
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (vor allem gegen politische Missstände, gegen die Staatsgewalt gerichtetes) tumultartiges (bisweilen gewalttätiges) Aufbegehren und Zusammenrotten 2. heftige Gefühls- und Gemütsbewegung 3. heftige Bewegung von Naturgewalten
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 Aufruhr
- Aufruhrs genitive
- Aufruhre plural rare
- Aufruhren dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Aufruhr?
- /ˈaʊ̯fˌʁuːɐ̯/
- [ˈaʊ̯fʁuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Aufruhr
- riot
- rebellion
- uprising
- turmoil
- mischief
- uproar
- upheaval
- sedition
- pandemonium
- fracas
- kerfuffle
- hullabaloo
- brouhaha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Aufruhr in German?
Aufruhr appears 3.7 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).