aufzehren

[ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡seːʁən]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡seːʁən]/ verb

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.

Key facts for aufzehren
PropertyValue
Headwordaufzehren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡seːʁən]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufzehren“ im Deutschen

aufzehrensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    etwas vollständig verzehren, aufbrauchen
  2. 2
    sich innerlich verzehren, sich verbrauchen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jede Vermögensminderung stellt einen Schaden dar, auch dann, wenn das Vermögen der Gesellschaft bereits durch Schulden aufgezehrt ist.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufzehren"?
"aufzehren" is spelled A-U-F-Z-E-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡seːʁən].
What does "aufzehren" mean?
As a verb, "aufzehren" means: etwas vollständig verzehren, aufbrauchen
How do you pronounce "aufzehren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufzehren" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡seːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufzehren" come from?
"aufzehren" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list