Aufstrich
[ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtʁɪç]
The verdict
“Aufstrich” is an uncommon German word, ranked #68,015 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #68,015
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dicker essbarer Belag, der mit einem Messer oder Ähnlichem aufgetragen wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aufstrich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtʁɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #68,015 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Aufstrich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Aufstrich is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtʁɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #68,015 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Aufstrich, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Aufstrich, spelled A-U-F-S-T-R-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1dicker essbarer Belag, der mit einem Messer oder Ähnlichem aufgetragen wird
- 2das Streichen des Geigenbogens über die Saiten von der Spitze zum Frosch (nach links)
- 3eine Linie in die obere Richtung beim Schreiben
This word in other languages
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 “Aufstrich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-S-T-R-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtʁɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.