auftürmen
[ˈaʊ̯fˌtʏʁmən]
The verdict
“auftürmen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehrere Dinge übereinanderlegen, so dass ein hoher Stapel (Turm) entsteht
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufturmen · auftürmen · German
auftürmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | auftürmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʏʁmən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “auftürmen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
auftürmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʏʁmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
auftürmen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 auftürmen, spelled A-U-F-T-Ü-R-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1mehrere Dinge übereinanderlegen, so dass ein hoher Stapel (Turm) entsteht
- 2sich mehren und zu einer hoch aufragenden Masse anwachsen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how auftürmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Pflaumen und Aprikosen lagen in Kisten, aber die schönsten Äpfel hatte man auf dem Holztisch direkt am Eingang aufgetürmt.
„Die Teilnehmer des Hochzeitszuges überschütteten die Zuschauer mit kandierten Mandeln, dem traditionellen Hochzeitskonfekt, und türmten die übriggebliebenen Mandeln zu süßen weißen Bergen auf dem Brautbett auf.“
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.
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