daraufhin

[daʁaʊ̯fˈhɪn]

/[daʁaʊ̯fˈhɪn]/ adv

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The verdict

“daraufhin” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,492. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,492
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im direkten zeitlichen Anschluss

Corpus desk

Index DE-daraufhin · daraufhin · German

daraufhin · rank #2,492 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,492
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Christoph

Nearest frequency peer: Christoph (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „daraufhin“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „daraufhin“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for daraufhin
PropertyValue
Headworddaraufhin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[daʁaʊ̯fˈhɪn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,492
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „daraufhin“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).daraufhinliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Christoph“ (#2,491), „entstand“ (#2,493), „Boot“ (#2,490). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „daraufhin“ bei #2,492. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around daraufhin (IPA [daʁaʊ̯fˈhɪn]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #2,492 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for daraufhin, with forms such as "adraufhin", "daarufhin", and "darafuhin". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is daraufhin, spelled D-A-R-A-U-F-H-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    im direkten zeitlichen Anschluss
  2. 2
    im kausal bedingten Anschluss

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how daraufhin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich zeigte ihm meine Ideen. Daraufhin schlug er mir ein Geschäft vor.
  2. „Daraufhin wurde das römische Heer durch Marius zu einer Berufsarmee umgestaltet.“

Synonyms

danachim Anschlussdaherdeshalbfolglichinfolgedessenworaufhin

Antonyms

davorzuvor

This word in other languages

thereupon(English)después(Español)sur ce(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adraufhin
  • daarufhin
  • darafuhin
  • darauffhin
  • daraufhhin
  • daraufhinn
  • daraufhni
  • daraufihn
  • darauhfin
  • darraufhin
  • daruafhin
  • ddaraufhin
  • draaufhin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of daraufhin - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

adraufhin2daarufhin2darafuhin2darauffhin1daraufhhin1daraufhinn1daraufhni2daraufihn2
Edit distance from "daraufhin"

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 "daraufhin"?
"daraufhin" is spelled D-A-R-A-U-F-H-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [daʁaʊ̯fˈhɪn].
What does "daraufhin" mean?
As an adverb, "daraufhin" means: im direkten zeitlichen Anschluss
What are common misspellings of "daraufhin"?
Common misspellings include "adraufhin", "daarufhin", "darafuhin", "darauffhin", "daraufhhin". The correct spelling is "daraufhin".
How do you pronounce "daraufhin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "daraufhin" is [daʁaʊ̯fˈhɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "daraufhin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Christoph#2,491auftreten#2,485Schmerzen#2,465letztlich#2,454

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

entstand13 variantsStandort13 variantswechseln13 variantsmöchtest13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list