aufschichten

[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃɪçtn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃɪçtn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“aufschichten” 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) - in mehreren Ebenen (Schichten) stapeln/aufeinanderlegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufschichten · aufschichten · German

aufschichten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for aufschichten
PropertyValue
Headwordaufschichten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃɪçtn̩]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufschichten“ im Deutschen

aufschichtensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufschichten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃɪçtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in mehreren Ebenen (Schichten) stapeln/aufeinanderlegen".

aufschichten has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is aufschichten, spelled A-U-F-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in mehreren Ebenen (Schichten) stapeln/aufeinanderlegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die auf gleiche Länge gesägten Äste wurden zu einem runden Stapel aufgeschichtet, wobei das jeweils dünnere Ende in die Mitte zeigte.
  2. „Auf der Seite, die dem Stadttor gegenüberlag, war etwa zwanzig Schritt von den Gebäuden entfernt ein Trupp dabei, einen Erdwall aufzuschichten, der den ungestörten Aufbau der übrigen Belagerungsmaschinen ermöglichen würde.“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufschichten"?
"aufschichten" is spelled A-U-F-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃɪçtn̩].
What does "aufschichten" mean?
As a verb, "aufschichten" means: in mehreren Ebenen (Schichten) stapeln/aufeinanderlegen
How do you pronounce "aufschichten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufschichten" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃɪçtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufschichten" come from?
"aufschichten" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list