aufschwellen
[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃvɛlən]
The verdict
“aufschwellen” 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) - an Umfang, Größe zunehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufschwellen · aufschwellen · German
aufschwellen · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aufschwellen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃvɛlən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufschwellen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufschwellen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃvɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an Umfang, Größe zunehmen".
Zero misspellings are on record for aufschwellen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is aufschwellen, spelled A-U-F-S-C-H-W-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1an Umfang, Größe zunehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufschwellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei Hämorrhoiden schwellen die Blutgefäße am Anus auf.
Das Gewebe kann bis zum dreifachen Volumen aufschwellen.
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.