aufsässig
[ˈaʊ̯fˌz̥ɛsɪç]
The verdict
“aufsässig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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 Anweisungen widersetzend, meist aus Trotz oder um zu provozieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufsassig · aufsässig · German
aufsässig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | aufsässig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌz̥ɛsɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufsässig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufsässig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌz̥ɛsɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich Anweisungen widersetzend, meist aus Trotz oder um zu provozieren".
aufsässig has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is aufsässig, spelled A-U-F-S-Ä-S-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1sich Anweisungen widersetzend, meist aus Trotz oder um zu provozieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufsässig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Teenager sind bisweilen aufsässig.
Karl ist in der gesamten Lehrerschaft als aufsässiger aber kluger Schüler bekannt.
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.