aufwischen

[ˈaʊ̯fˌvɪʃn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌvɪʃn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufwischen” is uncommon German (frequency #92,610 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,610
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas Flüssiges mit Hilfe eines Lappens aufnehmen und entfernen

Key facts for aufwischen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufwischen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌvɪʃn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,610
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aufwischen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aufwischen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufwischen is uncommon German at frequency #92,610 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌvɪʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for aufwischen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is aufwischen, spelled A-U-F-W-I-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Flüssiges mit Hilfe eines Lappens aufnehmen und entfernen
  2. 2
    den Boden mit Wasser und Reinigungsmittel säubern

Antonyms

vergießenverschüttenversprenkeln

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 "aufwischen"?
"aufwischen" is spelled A-U-F-W-I-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌvɪʃn̩].
What does "aufwischen" mean?
As a verb, "aufwischen" means: etwas Flüssiges mit Hilfe eines Lappens aufnehmen und entfernen
How do you pronounce "aufwischen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufwischen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌvɪʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufwischen" come from?
"aufwischen" 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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Using “aufwischen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-W-I-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯fˌvɪʃn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list