Aufsehen erregen
[ˈaʊ̯fˌzeːən ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Aufsehen erregen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufsehen-erregen · Aufsehen erregen · German
Aufsehen erregen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Aufsehen erregen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌzeːən ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Aufsehen erregen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Aufsehen erregen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌzeːən ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Aufsehen erregen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Aufsehen erregen, spelled A-U-F-S-E-H-E-N- -E-R-R-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1die öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Aufsehen erregen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Gräfin erregte viel Aufsehen in ihrem Kleid aus zarttürkisfarbenem Organza.
Unterdessen war das Buch auch auf spanisch erschienen, erregte aber kaum Aufsehen.
This word in other languages
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.