aufscheuchen
[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃɔɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“aufscheuchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Tier aus einer Ruheposition oder einem Versteck zur Flucht zwingen, jemanden aus der Ruhe bringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufscheuchen · aufscheuchen · German
aufscheuchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | aufscheuchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃɔɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufscheuchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufscheuchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃɔɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Tier aus einer Ruheposition oder einem Versteck zur Flucht zwingen, jemanden aus der Ruhe bringen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aufscheuchen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 aufscheuchen, spelled A-U-F-S-C-H-E-U-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Tier aus einer Ruheposition oder einem Versteck zur Flucht zwingen, jemanden aus der Ruhe bringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufscheuchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der streunende Hund scheuchte die rastenden Gänse auf.
„Die müde Basler Medienszene wurde mit einem Schlag aufgescheucht.“
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.