auftreten

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁeːtn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,485

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

auftreten is aGermanverb. It means: in Erscheinung treten; sich (gelegentlich) ereignen Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁeːtn̩]. It ranks #2,485 in German word frequency. Often confused with austreten and Auftritten.

Key facts for auftreten
PropertyValue
Headwordauftreten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁeːtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,485
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for auftreten is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁeːtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,485 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for auftreten, with forms such as "afutreten", "aufftreten", and "aufrteten". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "austreten", "Auftritten", "Auftretens", 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 auftreten, spelled A-U-F-T-R-E-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Erscheinung treten; sich (gelegentlich) ereignen
  2. 2
    sich verhalten (vor anderen); ein bestimmtes Verhalten zeigen
  3. 3
    einen Tritt auf den Boden ausführen
  4. 4
    auf einer öffentlichen Veranstaltung erscheinen; die Bühne betreten; ein Konzert geben
  5. 5
    durch einen Tritt öffnen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afutreten,aufftreten,aufrteten,aufterten,auftreetn,auftretenn,auftretne,auftretten,auftrreten,auftrteen,aufttreten,autfreten,uaftreten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for auftreten

Misspelling Variants of "auftreten"

afutreten9aufftreten10aufrteten9aufterten9auftreetn9auftretenn10auftretne9auftretten10
Misspelling Variants of "auftreten"

Frequency rank: #2,485 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auftreten"?
"auftreten" is spelled A-U-F-T-R-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁeːtn̩].
What does "auftreten" mean?
As a verb, "auftreten" means: in Erscheinung treten; sich (gelegentlich) ereignen
What words are commonly confused with "auftreten"?
"auftreten" is commonly confused with "austreten", "Auftritten", "Auftretens". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "auftreten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auftreten" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁeːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auftreten" come from?
"auftreten" 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.