aufzieht

[ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡siːt]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡siːt]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufzieht” is uncommon German (frequency #66,993 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,993
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufziehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufzieht · aufzieht · German

aufzieht · rank #66,993 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,993
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufrichtiger

Nearest frequency peer: aufrichtiger (-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 „aufzieht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufzieht
PropertyValue
Headwordaufzieht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡siːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,993
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufzieht“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aufrichtiger“ (#66,992), „aufzufassen“ (#66,994), „aufgetaut“ (#66,991). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufzieht“ bei #66,993. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufzieht is uncommon German at frequency #66,993 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡siːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for aufzieht in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is aufzieht, spelled A-U-F-Z-I-E-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufziehen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufziehen

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 "aufzieht"?
"aufzieht" is spelled A-U-F-Z-I-E-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡siːt].
What does "aufzieht" mean?
As a verb, "aufzieht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufziehen
How do you pronounce "aufzieht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufzieht" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡siːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufzieht" come from?
"aufzieht" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausblieb#66,998auskenne#67,004antrifft#66,979Basilius#67,014

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list