aufspalten

[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃpaltn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃpaltn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufspalten” is uncommon German (frequency #91,298 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,298
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einzelne Teile zerlegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufspalten · aufspalten · German

aufspalten · rank #91,298 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,298
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufscheinen

Nearest frequency peer: aufscheinen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „aufspalten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „aufspalten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufspalten
PropertyValue
Headwordaufspalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃpaltn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#91,298
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufspalten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).aufspaltenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aufscheinen“ (#91,297), „auftauchende“ (#91,299), „aufgestiegenen“ (#91,296). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufspalten“ bei #91,298. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufspalten is uncommon German at frequency #91,298 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃpaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aufspalten, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is aufspalten, spelled A-U-F-S-P-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einzelne Teile zerlegen
  2. 2
    in einzelne Teile zerlegt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Oft würden sozialversicherungspflichtige Stellen in 450-Euro-Jobs aufgespalten.“
  2. „Riester will mit der Reform der Betriebsverfassung das Gesetz von 1972 der veränderten Wirtschaftswelt anpassen: Immer mehr Firmen werden neu gegründet oder geschlossen, spalten sich auf, werden verkauft oder fusionieren.“

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 "aufspalten"?
"aufspalten" is spelled A-U-F-S-P-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃpaltn̩].
What does "aufspalten" mean?
As a verb, "aufspalten" means: in einzelne Teile zerlegen
How do you pronounce "aufspalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufspalten" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃpaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufspalten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list