auftrennen
[ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɛnən]
The verdict
“auftrennen” 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) - die Naht von Zusammengenähtem aufschneiden
Corpus desk
Index DE-auftrennen · auftrennen · German
auftrennen · 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 | auftrennen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɛnən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „auftrennen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
auftrennen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɛnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for auftrennen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is auftrennen, spelled A-U-F-T-R-E-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1die Naht von Zusammengenähtem aufschneiden
- 2die Wollfäden von Gestricktem oder Gehäkeltem wieder lösen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how auftrennen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Danach zückte sie die kleine Schere, die sie eingesteckt hatte, und begann, blitzschnell die Nähte der Ärmel aufzutrennen.
Natürlich gingen einige Nadeln zu Bruch, und es musste immer wieder etwas aufgetrennt werden, aber insgesamt kamen wir sehr gut voran.
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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.