aufweichen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯çn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯çn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufweichen” is uncommon German (frequency #83,688 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,688
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Hilfe von Flüssigkeit weich machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufweichen · aufweichen · German

aufweichen · rank #83,688 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,688
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH auftrete

Nearest frequency peer: auftrete (-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 „aufweichen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufweichen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufweichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯çn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,688
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufweichen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.aufweichenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „auftrete“ (#83,687), „aufpeppen“ (#83,686), „Ausdrucksmittel“ (#83,690). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufweichen“ bei #83,688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufweichen is uncommon German at frequency #83,688 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aufweichen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 aufweichen, spelled A-U-F-W-E-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Hilfe von Flüssigkeit weich machen
  2. 2
    von innen her schwächen oder zerstören
  3. 3
    durch Einwirkung von Feuchtigkeit weich werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er wird auch in Eistorte und Tiramisu oder aufgeweicht als Babynahrung verwendet.“
  2. „Ob sie die Dominanz der Rasur-Riesen aufweichen können, muss sich zeigen.“

Synonyms

durchweichenmazerierenabbauenaushöhlendurchlöchernerschütternuntergrabenunterminieren

This word in other languages

soak(English)ablandar(Español)ramollir(Français)

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 "aufweichen"?
"aufweichen" is spelled A-U-F-W-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯çn̩].
What does "aufweichen" mean?
As a verb, "aufweichen" means: mit Hilfe von Flüssigkeit weich machen
How do you pronounce "aufweichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufweichen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufweichen" come from?
"aufweichen" 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 "aufweichen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

arterielle#83,671befindlich#83,715Benedictus#83,731Bergleuten#83,734

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list