aufscheinen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃaɪ̯nən]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃaɪ̯nən]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufscheinen” is uncommon German (frequency #91,297 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,297
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dauerhaft hell werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufscheinen · aufscheinen · German

aufscheinen · rank #91,297 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,297
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufgestiegenen

Nearest frequency peer: aufgestiegenen (-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 „aufscheinen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufscheinen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufscheinen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃaɪ̯nən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#91,297
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufscheinen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).aufscheinenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aufgestiegenen“ (#91,296), „aufspalten“ (#91,298), „aufgedeckten“ (#91,295). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufscheinen“ bei #91,297. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufscheinen is uncommon German at frequency #91,297 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃaɪ̯nən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for aufscheinen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is aufscheinen, spelled A-U-F-S-C-H-E-I-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    dauerhaft hell werden
  2. 2
    präsent werden, sich finden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Am Horizont scheinen die Lichter der Ortschaft auf.
  2. Der Name des Schlosses scheint in zahlreichen Reiseführern auf.

Synonyms

aufleuchtenauftauchenerscheinenhervorkommenvorkommen

This word in other languages

light up(English)s’allumer(Français)

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 "aufscheinen"?
"aufscheinen" is spelled A-U-F-S-C-H-E-I-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃaɪ̯nən].
What does "aufscheinen" mean?
As a verb, "aufscheinen" means: dauerhaft hell werden
How do you pronounce "aufscheinen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufscheinen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃaɪ̯nən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufscheinen" come from?
"aufscheinen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arteriellen#91,285anzuzetteln#91,281Ausschlüsse#91,317annehmbaren#91,276

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list