Aufsicht

[ˈaʊ̯fzɪçt]

/[ˈaʊ̯fzɪçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Aufsicht” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,866. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,866
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Beobachtung, Kontrolle, Überwachung von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufsicht · Aufsicht · German

Aufsicht · rank #7,866 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,866
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufm

Nearest frequency peer: aufm (-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 „Aufsicht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Aufsicht“ 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).

Aufsicht vs aussieht
63% similar
Aufsicht vs Aussicht
88% similar
Aufsicht vs aufwacht
63% similar

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

Key facts for Aufsicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordAufsicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fzɪçt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,866
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Aufsicht“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „aufm“ (#7,865), „ausgeliefert“ (#7,867), „Aufforderung“ (#7,864). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aufsicht“ bei #7,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Aufsicht (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fzɪçt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,866 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Aufsicht, with forms such as "afusicht", "auffsicht", and "aufischt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "aussieht", "Aussicht", "aufwacht", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Aufsicht, spelled A-U-F-S-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Beobachtung, Kontrolle, Überwachung von etwas
  2. 2
    Person, die [1] wahrnimmt
  3. 3
    Darstellung, bei der ein Gegenstand von oben wiedergegeben wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In den Pausen muss in Schulen immer Aufsicht geführt werden.
  2. Der die Aufsicht durchführende Beamte ist befugt, Verwarnungen auszusprechen.

Synonyms

AufsichtspersonDraufsicht

Antonyms

Untenansicht

This word in other languages

supervision(English)supervisión(Español)surveillance(Français)inspeção(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afusicht
  • auffsicht
  • aufischt
  • aufsciht
  • aufsiccht
  • aufsichht
  • aufsichtt
  • aufsicth
  • aufsihct
  • aufssicht
  • ausficht
  • uafsicht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

afusicht2auffsicht1aufischt2aufsciht2aufsiccht1aufsichht1aufsichtt1aufsicth2
Edit distance from "Aufsicht"

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 "Aufsicht"?
"Aufsicht" is spelled A-U-F-S-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fzɪçt].
What does "Aufsicht" mean?
As a noun, "Aufsicht" means: die Beobachtung, Kontrolle, Überwachung von etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Aufsicht"?
"Aufsicht" is commonly confused with "aussieht", "Aussicht", "aufwacht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Aufsicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aufsicht" is [ˈaʊ̯fzɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aufsicht" come from?
"Aufsicht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

abstimmen12 variantsvermieden12 variantsentkommen12 variantsTastatur12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list