aufstemmen
[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛmən]
The verdict
“aufstemmen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit Stemmeisen oder Meißel öffnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufstemmen · aufstemmen · German
aufstemmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aufstemmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛmən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufstemmen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufstemmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for aufstemmen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 aufstemmen, spelled A-U-F-S-T-E-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas mit Stemmeisen oder Meißel öffnen
- 2(sich) mit viel Kraft aufstützen
- 3seinen Körper schwungvoll in den Stütz bringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufstemmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei der Tatortbesichtigung zeigten sich die Ermittler über die Arbeit der Einbrecher erstaunt: „Sie haben die Wand genau an jener Stelle aufgestemmt, an deren Rückseite der Geldschrank gestanden ist“, erzählt ein Polizist.
Sie stemmte die Arme auf und blickte Frau Behrend herausfordernd an.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.