aufzehren
[ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡seːʁən]
The verdict
“aufzehren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas vollständig verzehren, aufbrauchen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aufzehren · aufzehren · German
aufzehren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aufzehren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡seːʁən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aufzehren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aufzehren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡seːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aufzehren, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is aufzehren, spelled A-U-F-Z-E-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas vollständig verzehren, aufbrauchen
- 2sich innerlich verzehren, sich verbrauchen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufzehren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jede Vermögensminderung stellt einen Schaden dar, auch dann, wenn das Vermögen der Gesellschaft bereits durch Schulden aufgezehrt ist.
Häufig werden Effizienzgewinne auch durch nicht nachhaltige Trends und Lebensstile an anderer Stelle wieder aufgezehrt.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.