aufstehen

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃteːən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,490

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

aufstehen is aGermanverb. It means: sich vom Nachtlager (Bett) erheben Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃteːən]. It ranks #4,490 in German word frequency. Often confused with aussehen and ausgehen.

Key facts for aufstehen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufstehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃteːən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,490
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aufstehen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃteːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,490 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for aufstehen, with forms such as "afustehen", "auffstehen", and "aufsethen". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "aussehen", "ausgehen", "aufsteht", and more, 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 aufstehen, spelled A-U-F-S-T-E-H-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 vom Nachtlager (Bett) erheben
  2. 2
    sich von seinem Sitz erheben
  3. 3
    einen Aufstand machen
  4. 4
    offen (also unverschlossen und zugänglich) stehen

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afustehen,auffstehen,aufsethen,aufsstehen,aufsteehn,aufstehenn,aufstehhen,aufstehne,aufstheen,aufsttehen,auftsehen,ausftehen,uafstehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aufstehen

Misspelling Variants of "aufstehen"

afustehen9auffstehen10aufsethen9aufsstehen10aufsteehn9aufstehenn10aufstehhen10aufstehne9
Misspelling Variants of "aufstehen"

Frequency rank: #4,490 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufstehen"?
"aufstehen" is spelled A-U-F-S-T-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃteːən].
What does "aufstehen" mean?
As a verb, "aufstehen" means: sich vom Nachtlager (Bett) erheben
What words are commonly confused with "aufstehen"?
"aufstehen" is commonly confused with "aussehen", "ausgehen", "aufsteht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufstehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufstehen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃteːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufstehen" come from?
"aufstehen" 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.