aufzuerlegen

[ˈaʊ̯ft͡suʔɛɐ̯ˌleːɡn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯ft͡suʔɛɐ̯ˌleːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufzuerlegen” is uncommon German (frequency #80,089 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,089
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs auferlegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufzuerlegen · aufzuerlegen · German

aufzuerlegen · rank #80,089 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,089
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH augusti

Nearest frequency peer: augusti (+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 „aufzuerlegen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufzuerlegen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufzuerlegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯ft͡suʔɛɐ̯ˌleːɡn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#80,089
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufzuerlegen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.aufzuerlegenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „augusti“ (#80,090), „aufgekratzt“ (#80,087), „Ausbildern“ (#80,091). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufzuerlegen“ bei #80,089. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufzuerlegen is uncommon German at frequency #80,089 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suʔɛɐ̯ˌleːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs auferlegen".

aufzuerlegen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is aufzuerlegen, spelled A-U-F-Z-U-E-R-L-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs auferlegen

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 "aufzuerlegen"?
"aufzuerlegen" is spelled A-U-F-Z-U-E-R-L-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suʔɛɐ̯ˌleːɡn̩].
What does "aufzuerlegen" mean?
As a verb, "aufzuerlegen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs auferlegen
How do you pronounce "aufzuerlegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufzuerlegen" is [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suʔɛɐ̯ˌleːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aufbereitete#80,085Arbeitsgerät#80,070Autokonzerne#80,108angemieteten#80,056

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list