aufwerfen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛʁfn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛʁfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufwerfen” is uncommon German (frequency #59,450 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,450
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (große) Haufen bilden

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufwerfen · aufwerfen · German

aufwerfen · rank #59,450 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,450
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufsammeln

Nearest frequency peer: aufsammeln (-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 „aufwerfen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufwerfen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufwerfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛʁfn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,450
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufwerfen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aufsammeln“ (#59,449), „aufzuwerten“ (#59,451), „aufnehme“ (#59,448). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufwerfen“ bei #59,450. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufwerfen is uncommon German at frequency #59,450 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛʁfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

aufwerfen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 aufwerfen, spelled A-U-F-W-E-R-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (große) Haufen bilden
  2. 2
    eine Frage zur Diskussion stellen
  3. 3
    den Kopf aufwerfen, ihn plötzlich heben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Entlang der Straße wurden Erdwälle aufgeworfen.
  2. Der Maulwurf wirft kleine Erdhügel auf.

Synonyms

anhäufenaufhäufenauftürmenstapelnanschneidenin den Raum stellen

Antonyms

abtrageneinebnenplanierenschleifenantwortenverstummen

This word in other languages

pose(English)construir(Español)poser(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 "aufwerfen"?
"aufwerfen" is spelled A-U-F-W-E-R-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛʁfn̩].
What does "aufwerfen" mean?
As a verb, "aufwerfen" means: (große) Haufen bilden
How do you pronounce "aufwerfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufwerfen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛʁfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufwerfen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

augmented#59,452Ausgeburt#59,455aufbricht#59,440Anwerbung#59,435

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list