Auftauchen

/[ˈaʊ̯ftaʊ̯xn̩]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,760

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

Auftauchen is aGermannoun. It means: das Durchstoßen einer Flüssigkeitsoberfläche von unten Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ftaʊ̯xn̩]. It ranks #6,760 in German word frequency. Often confused with auftauen and aufwachen.

Key facts for Auftauchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordAuftauchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯ftaʊ̯xn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,760
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Auftauchen is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯ftaʊ̯xn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,760 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 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 Auftauchen, with forms such as "afutauchen", "aufatuchen", and "aufftauchen". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "auftauen", "aufwachen", "auftaucht", 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 Auftauchen, spelled A-U-F-T-A-U-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Durchstoßen einer Flüssigkeitsoberfläche von unten
  2. 2
    plötzliches oder unerwartetes Erscheinen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afutauchen,aufatuchen,aufftauchen,auftacuhen,auftaucchen,auftaucehn,auftauchenn,auftauchhen,auftauchne,auftauhcen,aufttauchen,auftuachen,autfauchen,uaftauchen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Auftauchen

Misspelling Variants of "Auftauchen"

afutauchen10aufatuchen10aufftauchen11auftacuhen10auftaucchen11auftaucehn10auftauchenn11auftauchhen11
Misspelling Variants of "Auftauchen"

Frequency rank: #6,760 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Auftauchen"?
"Auftauchen" is spelled A-U-F-T-A-U-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯ftaʊ̯xn̩].
What does "Auftauchen" mean?
As a noun, "Auftauchen" means: das Durchstoßen einer Flüssigkeitsoberfläche von unten
What words are commonly confused with "Auftauchen"?
"Auftauchen" is commonly confused with "auftauen", "aufwachen", "auftaucht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Auftauchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Auftauchen" is [ˈaʊ̯ftaʊ̯xn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Auftauchen" come from?
"Auftauchen" 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.