aufschnüren
[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃnyːʁən]
The verdict
“aufschnüren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei etwas, das mit einem Band (einer Schnur) zusammengebunden ist, das Band lösen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufschnuren · aufschnüren · German
aufschnüren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aufschnüren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃnyːʁən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufschnüren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufschnüren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃnyːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for aufschnüren in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 aufschnüren, spelled A-U-F-S-C-H-N-Ü-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1bei etwas, das mit einem Band (einer Schnur) zusammengebunden ist, das Band lösen
- 2als Last auf jemandem oder etwas festbinden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufschnüren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Schnür mir doch bitte das Mieder auf, ich komme da hinten nicht an.
Ich kriege den Turnschuh nicht aufgeschnürt, da ist ein Knoten im Schnürsenkel.
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.