aufsteigender
[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩dɐ]
The verdict
“aufsteigender” is uncommon German (frequency #60,358 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,358
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufsteigend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aufsteigender |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩dɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #60,358 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aufsteigender” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
aufsteigender is uncommon German at frequency #60,358 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩dɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
aufsteigender has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is aufsteigender, spelled A-U-F-S-T-E-I-G-E-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufsteigend
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufsteigend
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufsteigend
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufsteigend
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufsteigend
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.
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Using “aufsteigender”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-S-T-E-I-G-E-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.