aufsammeln

[ˈaʊ̯fˌzaml̩n]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌzaml̩n]/ verb

The verdict

“aufsammeln” is uncommon German (frequency #59,449 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,449
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehrere Gegenstände vom Boden aufheben

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufsammeln · aufsammeln · German

aufsammeln · rank #59,449 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,449
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufnehme

Nearest frequency peer: aufnehme (-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 „aufsammeln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufsammeln
PropertyValue
Headwordaufsammeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌzaml̩n]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,449
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufsammeln“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.aufsammelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aufnehme“ (#59,448), „aufwerfen“ (#59,450), „Aufmärsche“ (#59,447). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufsammeln“ bei #59,449. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufsammeln is uncommon German at frequency #59,449 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌzaml̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for aufsammeln in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is aufsammeln, spelled A-U-F-S-A-M-M-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mehrere Gegenstände vom Boden aufheben
  2. 2
    eine oder mehrere Personen in ein Fahrzeug einladen und mitnehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mama hat alle meine Sachen, die so herumlagen, aufgesammelt und in die Schränke geräumt.“
  2. „Es wäre sehr nett, wenn du dein Spielzeug bis heute nachmittag mal aufsammeln würdest!“

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); 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 "aufsammeln"?
"aufsammeln" is spelled A-U-F-S-A-M-M-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌzaml̩n].
What does "aufsammeln" mean?
As a verb, "aufsammeln" means: mehrere Gegenstände vom Boden aufheben
How do you pronounce "aufsammeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufsammeln" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌzaml̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufsammeln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list