aufsaugen
[ˈaʊ̯fˌzaʊ̯ɡn̩]
The verdict
“aufsaugen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #57,679 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #57,679
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 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
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aufsaugen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌzaʊ̯ɡn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #57,679 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aufsaugen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for aufsaugen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 generated misspelling entries exist for aufsaugen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is aufsaugen, spelled A-U-F-S-A-U-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein 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
- 2als Staubsauger in sich hinein, in einen Auffangbeutel, aufnehmen (saugen); mit dem Staubsauger von seinem aktuellen Ort entfernen
- 3als saugfähiges Medium, zum Beispiel als Schwamm, eine Flüssigkeit aufnehmen
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.
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Using “aufsaugen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-S-A-U-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯fˌzaʊ̯ɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.