Aufseher

[ˈaʊ̯fˌzeːɐ]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌzeːɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Aufseher” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,022. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,022
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der Dinge bewacht oder Vorgänge überwacht

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufseher · Aufseher · German

Aufseher · rank #23,022 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,022
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufgestockt

Nearest frequency peer: aufgestockt (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Aufseher“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Aufseher“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Aufseher vs aussehe
63% similar
Aufseher vs aussehen
63% similar
Aufseher vs aufstehen
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Aufseher
PropertyValue
HeadwordAufseher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌzeːɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,022
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Aufseher“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Aufseherliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „aufgestockt“ (#23,021), „Auftrieb“ (#23,023), „aufgefüllt“ (#23,020). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aufseher“ bei #23,022. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Aufseher (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌzeːɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,022 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Aufseher, with forms such as "afuseher", "aufesher", and "auffseher". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "aussehe", "aussehen", "aufstehen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Aufseher, spelled A-U-F-S-E-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der Dinge bewacht oder Vorgänge überwacht
  2. 2
    jemand, der Personen (meist: unter Zwang gehaltene Personen) beaufsichtigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Aufseher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der Aufseher des Sammelpunkts empfing uns mit Freude, und wir heuerten sofort an.“
  2. Im Gefängnis als Aufseher zu arbeiten, ist keine leichte Aufgabe.

Antonyms

HäftlingGefangenerInsasseSklave

This word in other languages

supervisor(English)surveillant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afuseher
  • aufesher
  • auffseher
  • aufseehr
  • aufseherr
  • aufsehher
  • aufsehre
  • aufsheer
  • aufsseher
  • ausfeher
  • uafseher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Aufseher - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afuseher2aufesher2auffseher1aufseehr2aufseherr1aufsehher1aufsehre2aufsheer2
Edit distance from "Aufseher"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aufseher"?
"Aufseher" is spelled A-U-F-S-E-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌzeːɐ].
What does "Aufseher" mean?
As a noun, "Aufseher" means: jemand, der Dinge bewacht oder Vorgänge überwacht
What words are commonly confused with "Aufseher"?
"Aufseher" is commonly confused with "aussehe", "aussehen", "aufstehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Aufseher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aufseher" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌzeːɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aufseher" come from?
"Aufseher" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Aufseher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Auftrieb#23,023Antennen#23,011übergeht#22,989bezahlst#23,057

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Bashing11 variantsZufahrt11 variantsbrannten11 variantsZschäpe11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list