aufstrebender

[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtʁeːbn̩dɐ]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtʁeːbn̩dɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“aufstrebender” is uncommon German (frequency #86,201 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,201
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufstrebend

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufstrebender · aufstrebender · German

aufstrebender · rank #86,201 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,201
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufsehenerreg…

Nearest frequency peer: aufsehenerregenden (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „aufstrebender“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „aufstrebender“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufstrebender
PropertyValue
Headwordaufstrebender
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtʁeːbn̩dɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#86,201
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufstrebender“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.aufstrebenderfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aufsehenerregenden“ (#86,200), „aufmunternden“ (#86,199), „aufläuft“ (#86,198). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufstrebender“ bei #86,201. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufstrebender is uncommon German at frequency #86,201 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtʁeːbn̩dɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

aufstrebender doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is aufstrebender, spelled A-U-F-S-T-R-E-B-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufstrebend
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufstrebend
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufstrebend
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufstrebend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufstrebend

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufstrebender"?
"aufstrebender" is spelled A-U-F-S-T-R-E-B-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtʁeːbn̩dɐ].
What does "aufstrebender" mean?
As an adjective, "aufstrebender" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufstrebend
How do you pronounce "aufstrebender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufstrebender" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtʁeːbn̩dɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufstrebender" come from?
"aufstrebender" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aufstrebender", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aufmunternden#86,199ausdiskutiert#86,204arithmetische#86,187Arbeitsfelder#86,182

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list