Aufschub
[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃuːp]
The verdict
“Aufschub” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #28,071 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #28,071
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gewährung einer längeren Frist, als ursprünglich vorgesehen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aufschub |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃuːp] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #28,071 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Aufschub” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Aufschub is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃuːp]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,071 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gewährung einer längeren Frist, als ursprünglich vorgesehen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Aufschub, with forms such as "afuschub", "aufcshub", and "auffschub". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Aufschub, spelled A-U-F-S-C-H-U-B.
Definition
- 1Gewährung einer längeren Frist, als ursprünglich vorgesehen
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: afuschub,aufcshub,auffschub,aufscchub,aufschbu,aufschhub,aufschubb,aufscuhb,aufshcub,aufsschub,ausfchub,uafschub
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Aufschub - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Aufschub”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-S-C-H-U-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃuːp] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.