dadrauf

[daˈdʁaʊ̯f]

/[daˈdʁaʊ̯f]/ adv

The verdict

“dadrauf” is uncommon German (frequency #96,819 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,819
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-dadrauf · dadrauf · German

dadrauf · rank #96,819 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,819
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cäsium

Nearest frequency peer: Cäsium (-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 „dadrauf“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dadrauf
PropertyValue
Headworddadrauf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[daˈdʁaʊ̯f]
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,819
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dadrauf“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).dadrauffällt 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: „Cäsium“ (#96,818), „Darmschleimhaut“ (#96,820), „Datenbestand“ (#96,821). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dadrauf“ bei #96,819. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dadrauf is uncommon German at frequency #96,819 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [daˈdʁaʊ̯f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf etwas".

dadrauf has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is dadrauf, spelled D-A-D-R-A-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf etwas

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 "dadrauf"?
"dadrauf" is spelled D-A-D-R-A-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [daˈdʁaʊ̯f].
What does "dadrauf" mean?
As an adverb, "dadrauf" means: auf etwas
How do you pronounce "dadrauf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dadrauf" is [daˈdʁaʊ̯f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dadrauf" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list