aufsteigen

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,233

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

aufsteigen is aGermanverb. It means: sich aus eigener Kraft oder mit Motorantrieb nach oben bewegen Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Often confused with aufzeigen and aufteilen.

Key facts for aufsteigen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufsteigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,233
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aufsteigen is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,233 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for aufsteigen, with forms such as "afusteigen", "auffsteigen", and "aufsetigen". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "aufzeigen", "aufteilen", "austeilen", 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 aufsteigen, spelled A-U-F-S-T-E-I-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 aus eigener Kraft oder mit Motorantrieb nach oben bewegen
  2. 2
    ein Fahrzeug oder Reittier besteigen
  3. 3
    aufgrund physikalischer Bedingungen in die Höhe steigen
  4. 4
    sich erheben, hochragen
  5. 5
    sich einstellen
  6. 6
    einen höheren beruflichen oder sozialen Rang erreichen
  7. 7
    die nächsthöhere Spielklasse/Liga/Wettkampfklasse erreichen
  8. 8
    die nächsthöhere Klasse besuchen (dürfen)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afusteigen,auffsteigen,aufsetigen,aufssteigen,aufstegien,aufsteiegn,aufsteigenn,aufsteiggen,aufsteigne,aufstiegen,aufstteigen,auftseigen,ausfteigen,uafsteigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aufsteigen

Misspelling Variants of "aufsteigen"

afusteigen10auffsteigen11aufsetigen10aufssteigen11aufstegien10aufsteiegn10aufsteigenn11aufsteiggen11
Misspelling Variants of "aufsteigen"

Frequency rank: #12,233 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufsteigen"?
"aufsteigen" is spelled A-U-F-S-T-E-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩].
What does "aufsteigen" mean?
As a verb, "aufsteigen" means: sich aus eigener Kraft oder mit Motorantrieb nach oben bewegen
What words are commonly confused with "aufsteigen"?
"aufsteigen" is commonly confused with "aufzeigen", "aufteilen", "austeilen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufsteigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufsteigen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufsteigen" come from?
"aufsteigen" 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.