aufzuwachsen

[ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌvaksn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌvaksn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufzuwachsen” is uncommon German (frequency #64,998 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,998
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufzuwachsen · aufzuwachsen · German

aufzuwachsen · rank #64,998 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,998
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufzufrischen

Nearest frequency peer: aufzufrischen (-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 „aufzuwachsen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aufzuwachsen
PropertyValue
Headwordaufzuwachsen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌvaksn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#64,998
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aufzuwachsen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aufzufrischen“ (#64,997), „ausgebe“ (#64,999), „ausgeschlossenen“ (#65,000). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aufzuwachsen“ bei #64,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufzuwachsen is uncommon German at frequency #64,998 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌvaksn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aufwachsen".

aufzuwachsen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is aufzuwachsen, spelled A-U-F-Z-U-W-A-C-H-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aufwachsen

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 "aufzuwachsen"?
"aufzuwachsen" is spelled A-U-F-Z-U-W-A-C-H-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌvaksn̩].
What does "aufzuwachsen" mean?
As a verb, "aufzuwachsen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aufwachsen
How do you pronounce "aufzuwachsen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufzuwachsen" is [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌvaksn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufzuwachsen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ausgesetzten#65,002Arzthelferin#64,982arrangierten#64,979bedenklicher#65,023

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list