aufwachsen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌvaksn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌvaksn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufwachsen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,224. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,224
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vom Kind ins Erwachsenenalter heranwachsen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufwachsen · aufwachsen · German

aufwachsen · rank #17,224 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,224
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufgestellten

Nearest frequency peer: aufgestellten (-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 „aufwachsen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „aufwachsen“ 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).

aufwachsen vs aufwache
80% similar
aufwachsen vs aufwachen
90% similar
aufwachsen vs aufmachen
80% similar

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

Key facts for aufwachsen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufwachsen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌvaksn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,224
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „aufwachsen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).aufwachsenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „aufgestellten“ (#17,223), „Auskünfte“ (#17,225), „aufgeschrieben“ (#17,222). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufwachsen“ bei #17,224. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around aufwachsen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaksn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,224 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for aufwachsen, with forms such as "afuwachsen", "aufawchsen", and "auffwachsen". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "aufwache", "aufwachen", "aufmachen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is aufwachsen, spelled A-U-F-W-A-C-H-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    vom Kind ins Erwachsenenalter heranwachsen
  2. 2
    groß werden, in die Höhe wachsen
  3. 3
    auftauchen, sich entwickeln, entstehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er wuchs bei seinen Eltern in geordneten Verhältnissen auf.
  2. „Rund 2,8 Millionen Kinder und Jugendliche wachsen […] in Armut auf - das sind 21,3 Prozent aller unter 18-Jährigen.“

Synonyms

aufschießen

Antonyms

aufziehen

This word in other languages

grow up(English)crecer(Español)grandir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afuwachsen
  • aufawchsen
  • auffwachsen
  • aufwacchsen
  • aufwachesn
  • aufwachhsen
  • aufwachsenn
  • aufwachsne
  • aufwachssen
  • aufwacshen
  • aufwahcsen
  • aufwcahsen
  • aufwwachsen
  • auwfachsen
  • uafwachsen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aufwachsen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afuwachsen2aufawchsen2auffwachsen1aufwacchsen1aufwachesn2aufwachhsen1aufwachsenn1aufwachsne2
Edit distance from "aufwachsen"

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 "aufwachsen"?
"aufwachsen" is spelled A-U-F-W-A-C-H-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaksn̩].
What does "aufwachsen" mean?
As a verb, "aufwachsen" means: vom Kind ins Erwachsenenalter heranwachsen
What words are commonly confused with "aufwachsen"?
"aufwachsen" is commonly confused with "aufwache", "aufwachen", "aufmachen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufwachsen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufwachsen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaksn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufwachsen" come from?
"aufwachsen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Wellenlänge15 variantsverabredet15 variantsUntertanen15 variantserschienene15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list