auftauen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌtaʊ̯ən]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌtaʊ̯ən]/ verb

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The verdict

“auftauen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,662. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,662
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gefrorenes vom Eis befreien, schmelzen^([2])

Corpus desk

Index DE-auftauen · auftauen · German

auftauen · rank #41,662 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,662
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aufsichtsbehö…

Nearest frequency peer: Aufsichtsbehörden (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „auftauen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „auftauen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

auftauen vs ausbauen
75% similar
auftauen vs auftragen
78% similar
auftauen vs Aufgaben
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for auftauen
PropertyValue
Headwordauftauen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌtaʊ̯ən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,662
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „auftauen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.auftauenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Aufsichtsbehörden“ (#41,661), „aufwändiger“ (#41,663), „auffrischen“ (#41,660). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „auftauen“ bei #41,662. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around auftauen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌtaʊ̯ən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,662 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for auftauen, with forms such as "afutauen", "aufatuen", and "aufftauen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "ausbauen", "auftragen", "Aufgaben", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is auftauen, spelled A-U-F-T-A-U-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gefrorenes vom Eis befreien, schmelzen^([2])
  2. 2
    schmelzen^([1])
  3. 3
    weniger befangen werden, gesprächiger werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how auftauen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Gestern habe ich erst die Würstchen aufgetaut und dann den Grill angezündet.
  2. Der Mühlenteich ist wieder aufgetaut.

This word in other languages

thaw(English)décongeler(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afutauen
  • aufatuen
  • aufftauen
  • auftaeun
  • auftauenn
  • auftaune
  • aufttauen
  • auftuaen
  • autfauen
  • uaftauen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of auftauen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

afutauen2aufatuen2aufftauen1auftaeun2auftauenn1auftaune2aufttauen1auftuaen2
Edit distance from "auftauen"

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 "auftauen"?
"auftauen" is spelled A-U-F-T-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌtaʊ̯ən].
What does "auftauen" mean?
As a verb, "auftauen" means: Gefrorenes vom Eis befreien, schmelzen^([2])
What words are commonly confused with "auftauen"?
"auftauen" is commonly confused with "ausbauen", "auftragen", "Aufgaben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "auftauen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auftauen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌtaʊ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auftauen" come from?
"auftauen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Arterien#41,655bayrisch#41,679Anamnese#41,640albernen#41,633

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Aushang10 variantsBarsch10 variantsanmutig10 variantsanhielt10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list