aufwachte

[ˈaʊ̯fˌvaxtə]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌvaxtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufwachte” is uncommon German (frequency #53,491 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,491
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufwachen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufwachte · aufwachte · German

aufwachte · rank #53,491 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,491
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Auftaktverans…

Nearest frequency peer: Auftaktveranstaltung (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „aufwachte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „aufwachte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufwachte
PropertyValue
Headwordaufwachte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌvaxtə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,491
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufwachte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).aufwachtefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Auftaktveranstaltung“ (#53,490), „Augenlider“ (#53,492), „Auftaktspiel“ (#53,489). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufwachte“ bei #53,491. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufwachte is uncommon German at frequency #53,491 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaxtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aufwachte, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is aufwachte, spelled A-U-F-W-A-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufwachen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufwachen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufwachen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufwachen

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 "aufwachte"?
"aufwachte" is spelled A-U-F-W-A-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaxtə].
What does "aufwachte" mean?
As a verb, "aufwachte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufwachen
How do you pronounce "aufwachte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufwachte" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaxtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufwachte" come from?
"aufwachte" 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 "aufwachte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausbleibt#53,493aufraffen#53,486Atomstrom#53,483avanciert#53,502

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list