Aufsatz
German, noun/ˈʔaʊ̯fzat͡s/
Aufsatz is spelled A-U-F-S-A-T-Z (7 letters) and appears 8.9 times per million words in written German, the 7,736th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aufsatz is a German masculine noun meaning “essay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kurze schriftliche Abhandlung”.
What does Aufsatz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineessay
- 2
masculineattachment, add-on (particularly a superficial one)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kurze schriftliche Abhandlung 2. vom Schüler angefertigte schriftliche Arbeit 3. wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichung zu einem Thema 4. Aufbau, aufgesetzter Teil
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 Aufsatz
- Aufsatzes genitive
- Aufsätze plural
- Aufsatze dative singular
- Aufsätzen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Aufsatz?
- /ˈʔaʊ̯fzat͡s/
- [ˈaʊ̯fˌzat͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Aufsatz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Aufsatz in German?
Aufsatz appears 8.9 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).