aufschreiben

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]/ verb

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,168

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

aufschreiben is aGermanverb. It means: etwas schriftlich festhalten_([4]), niederschreiben, notieren, vermerken Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Often confused with ausschreiben and aufzuschreiben.

Key facts for aufschreiben
PropertyValue
Headwordaufschreiben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#21,168
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aufschreiben in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aufschreiben is 12 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,168 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "etwas schriftlich festhalten_([4]), niederschreiben, notieren, vermerken".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for aufschreiben, with forms such as "afuschreiben", "aufcshreiben", and "auffschreiben". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "ausschreiben", "aufzuschreiben", "Anschreiben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is aufschreiben, spelled A-U-F-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas schriftlich festhalten_([4]), niederschreiben, notieren, vermerken

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afuschreiben,aufcshreiben,auffschreiben,aufscchreiben,aufscheriben,aufschhreiben,aufschrebien,aufschreibben,aufschreibenn,aufschreibne,aufschreiebn,aufschrieben,aufschrreiben,aufscrheiben,aufshcreiben,aufsschreiben,ausfchreiben,uafschreiben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aufschreiben

Misspelling Variants of "aufschreiben"

afuschreiben12aufcshreiben12auffschreiben13aufscchreiben13aufscheriben12aufschhreiben13aufschrebien12aufschreibben13
Misspelling Variants of "aufschreiben"

Frequency rank: #21,168 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufschreiben"?
"aufschreiben" is spelled A-U-F-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩].
What does "aufschreiben" mean?
As a verb, "aufschreiben" means: etwas schriftlich festhalten_([4]), niederschreiben, notieren, vermerken
What words are commonly confused with "aufschreiben"?
"aufschreiben" is commonly confused with "ausschreiben", "aufzuschreiben", "Anschreiben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufschreiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufschreiben" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufschreiben" come from?
"aufschreiben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.