aufspringen

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃpʁɪŋən]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,019

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

aufspringen is aGermanverb. It means: sich von seinem Sitzplatz erheben, schnell aufstehen Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃpʁɪŋən]. Often confused with aufbringen and anspringen.

Key facts for aufspringen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufspringen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃpʁɪŋən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#43,019
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aufspringen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aufspringen is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃpʁɪŋən]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,019 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for aufspringen, with forms such as "afuspringen", "auffspringen", and "aufpsringen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "aufbringen", "anspringen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is aufspringen, spelled A-U-F-S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich von seinem Sitzplatz erheben, schnell aufstehen
  2. 2
    sich mit einem Sprung auf etwas (sich bewegendes) begeben
  3. 3
    eine Kuh/Stute begatten
  4. 4
    von alleine in einer schnellen Bewegung aufgehen
  5. 5
    von alleine bersten
  6. 6
    auf dem Boden aufkommen und wieder abheben

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afuspringen,auffspringen,aufpsringen,aufspirngen,aufsppringen,aufsprignen,aufsprinegn,aufspringenn,aufspringgen,aufspringne,aufsprinngen,aufsprnigen,aufsprringen,aufsrpingen,aufsspringen,ausfpringen,uafspringen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aufspringen

Misspelling Variants of "aufspringen"

afuspringen11auffspringen12aufpsringen11aufspirngen11aufsppringen12aufsprignen11aufsprinegn11aufspringenn12
Misspelling Variants of "aufspringen"

Frequency rank: #43,019 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufspringen"?
"aufspringen" is spelled A-U-F-S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃpʁɪŋən].
What does "aufspringen" mean?
As a verb, "aufspringen" means: sich von seinem Sitzplatz erheben, schnell aufstehen
What words are commonly confused with "aufspringen"?
"aufspringen" is commonly confused with "aufbringen", "anspringen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufspringen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufspringen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃpʁɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufspringen" come from?
"aufspringen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.