aufsaugen

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌzaʊ̯ɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#57,679

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

aufsaugen is aGermanverb. It means: ein Objekt in den Mund, die Mundöffnung aufnehmen, indem im Mundinneren ein Unterdruck erzeugt wird, der das Objekt ansaugt, zu sich zieht und dann dem Körper vereinnahmt Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌzaʊ̯ɡn̩].

Key facts for aufsaugen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufsaugen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌzaʊ̯ɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#57,679
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aufsaugen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aufsaugen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌzaʊ̯ɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #57,679 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for aufsaugen in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is aufsaugen, spelled A-U-F-S-A-U-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Objekt in den Mund, die Mundöffnung aufnehmen, indem im Mundinneren ein Unterdruck erzeugt wird, der das Objekt ansaugt, zu sich zieht und dann dem Körper vereinnahmt
  2. 2
    als Staubsauger in sich hinein, in einen Auffangbeutel, aufnehmen (saugen); mit dem Staubsauger von seinem aktuellen Ort entfernen
  3. 3
    als saugfähiges Medium, zum Beispiel als Schwamm, eine Flüssigkeit aufnehmen

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #57,679 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufsaugen"?
"aufsaugen" is spelled A-U-F-S-A-U-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌzaʊ̯ɡn̩].
What does "aufsaugen" mean?
As a verb, "aufsaugen" means: ein Objekt in den Mund, die Mundöffnung aufnehmen, indem im Mundinneren ein Unterdruck erzeugt wird, der das Objekt ansaugt, zu sich zieht und dann dem Körper vereinnahmt
How do you pronounce "aufsaugen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufsaugen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌzaʊ̯ɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufsaugen" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.