aufwarten

[ˈaʊ̯fˌvaʁtn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌvaʁtn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“aufwarten” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,636. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,636
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas für jemanden bereitstellen, jemandem etwas bieten

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufwarten · aufwarten · German

aufwarten · rank #35,636 · 13 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,636
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH auftreiben

Nearest frequency peer: auftreiben (-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 „aufwarten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „aufwarten“ 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).

aufwarten vs aufwärts
67% similar
aufwarten vs auswerten
78% similar
aufwarten vs aufwerten
89% similar

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

Key facts for aufwarten
PropertyValue
Headwordaufwarten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌvaʁtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,636
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „aufwarten“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „auftreiben“ (#35,635), „aufwändigen“ (#35,637), „Auflauf“ (#35,634). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufwarten“ bei #35,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around aufwarten (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaʁtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,636 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for aufwarten, with forms such as "afuwarten", "aufawrten", and "auffwarten". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "aufwärts", "auswerten", "aufwerten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 aufwarten, spelled A-U-F-W-A-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas für jemanden bereitstellen, jemandem etwas bieten
  2. 2
    jemandem einen Besuch abstatten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er wartete ihr mit Blumen und Pralinen auf.
  2. Die Gastgeber warteten mit Lachsschnitten und frischen Austern auf.

Synonyms

jemandem seine Aufwartung machen

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afuwarten
  • aufawrten
  • auffwarten
  • aufwaretn
  • aufwarrten
  • aufwartenn
  • aufwartne
  • aufwartten
  • aufwatren
  • aufwraten
  • aufwwarten
  • auwfarten
  • uafwarten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

afuwarten2aufawrten2auffwarten1aufwaretn2aufwarrten1aufwartenn1aufwartne2aufwartten1
Edit distance from "aufwarten"

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 "aufwarten"?
"aufwarten" is spelled A-U-F-W-A-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaʁtn̩].
What does "aufwarten" mean?
As a verb, "aufwarten" means: etwas für jemanden bereitstellen, jemandem etwas bieten
What words are commonly confused with "aufwarten"?
"aufwarten" is commonly confused with "aufwärts", "auswerten", "aufwerten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufwarten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufwarten" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaʁtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufwarten" come from?
"aufwarten" 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 "aufwarten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list