aufziehen

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡siːən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,495

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

aufziehen is aGermanverb. It means: durch Ziehen öffnen Pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡siːən]. Often confused with ausziehen and aufzuziehen.

Key facts for aufziehen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufziehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡siːən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,495
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aufziehen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aufziehen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡siːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,495 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for aufziehen, with forms such as "afuziehen", "auffziehen", and "aufizehen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "ausziehen", "aufzuziehen", "anziehen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is aufziehen, spelled A-U-F-Z-I-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Ziehen öffnen
  2. 2
    hochziehen; hissen
  3. 3
    großziehen
  4. 4
    jemanden necken, einen Spass mit jemandem treiben
  5. 5
    (durch Drehen der Krone) eine Feder aufspannen; funktionsbereit machen
  6. 6
    an eine Stelle marschieren und sich dort aufstellen
  7. 7
    anziehen; über den Kopf stülpen
  8. 8
    näher kommen, sich bilden
  9. 9
    auf etwas spannen
  10. 10
    auftrennen
  11. 11
    Flüssigkeit hochziehen; füllen

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afuziehen,auffziehen,aufizehen,aufzeihen,aufzieehn,aufziehenn,aufziehhen,aufziehne,aufziheen,aufzziehen,auzfiehen,uafziehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aufziehen

Misspelling Variants of "aufziehen"

afuziehen9auffziehen10aufizehen9aufzeihen9aufzieehn9aufziehenn10aufziehhen10aufziehne9
Misspelling Variants of "aufziehen"

Frequency rank: #19,495 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufziehen"?
"aufziehen" is spelled A-U-F-Z-I-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡siːən].
What does "aufziehen" mean?
As a verb, "aufziehen" means: durch Ziehen öffnen
What words are commonly confused with "aufziehen"?
"aufziehen" is commonly confused with "ausziehen", "aufzuziehen", "anziehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aufziehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufziehen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡siːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufziehen" come from?
"aufziehen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.