aufzuspringen

[ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌʃpʁɪŋən]

/[ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌʃpʁɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufzuspringen” is uncommon German (frequency #88,662 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,662
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aufspringen

Key facts for aufzuspringen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufzuspringen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌʃpʁɪŋən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#88,662
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aufzuspringen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aufzuspringen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufzuspringen is uncommon German at frequency #88,662 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌʃpʁɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aufspringen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aufzuspringen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is aufzuspringen, spelled A-U-F-Z-U-S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aufspringen

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 "aufzuspringen"?
"aufzuspringen" is spelled A-U-F-Z-U-S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌʃpʁɪŋən].
What does "aufzuspringen" mean?
As a verb, "aufzuspringen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aufspringen
How do you pronounce "aufzuspringen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufzuspringen" is [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌʃpʁɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufzuspringen" come from?
"aufzuspringen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “aufzuspringen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-Z-U-S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌʃpʁɪŋən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list