aufschieben

[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃiːbn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃiːbn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“aufschieben” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,458. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,458
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas durch Schieben öffnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufschieben · aufschieben · German

aufschieben · rank #44,458 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,458
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufgeweicht

Nearest frequency peer: aufgeweicht (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „aufschieben“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „aufschieben“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aufschieben vs aufschreiben
83% similar
aufschieben vs abschieben
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for aufschieben
PropertyValue
Headwordaufschieben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃiːbn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#44,458
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „aufschieben“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).aufschiebenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „aufgeweicht“ (#44,457), „aufgerollt“ (#44,456), „Aufzügen“ (#44,460). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufschieben“ bei #44,458. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around aufschieben (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃiːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,458 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for aufschieben, with forms such as "afuschieben", "aufcshieben", and "auffschieben". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "aufschreiben", "abschieben", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is aufschieben, spelled A-U-F-S-C-H-I-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas durch Schieben öffnen
  2. 2
    etwas zeitlich verschieben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Neue Schiebetüren lassen sich ganz leicht aufschieben.
  2. „Die Tür zu seinem Zimmer war einen Spaltbreit geöffnet. Sie schob sie auf und erwartete, ihn am Schreibtisch zu finden, Otto stand aber mitten im Raum, im Unterhemd, und hob Hanteln.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afuschieben
  • aufcshieben
  • auffschieben
  • aufscchieben
  • aufscheiben
  • aufschhieben
  • aufschibeen
  • aufschiebben
  • aufschiebenn
  • aufschiebne
  • aufschieebn
  • aufsciheben
  • aufshcieben
  • aufsschieben
  • ausfchieben
  • uafschieben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aufschieben - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

afuschieben2aufcshieben2auffschieben1aufscchieben1aufscheiben2aufschhieben1aufschibeen2aufschiebben1
Edit distance from "aufschieben"

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 "aufschieben"?
"aufschieben" is spelled A-U-F-S-C-H-I-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃiːbn̩].
What does "aufschieben" mean?
As a verb, "aufschieben" means: etwas durch Schieben öffnen
What words are commonly confused with "aufschieben"?
"aufschieben" is commonly confused with "aufschreiben", "abschieben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufschieben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufschieben" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃiːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufschieben" come from?
"aufschieben" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list