draufgeben
German, verb/dʁaʊ̯fˌɡeːbn̩/
draufgeben is spelled D-R-A-U-F-G-E-B-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written German, the 371,567th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Draufgeben is a German verb meaning “to add (on top) of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does draufgeben mean in English?
verb
- 1
to add (on top) of something
noch etwas draufgeben
- 2
to put something on something
einen Deckel draufgeben
- 3
informalto hit (on) something or someone, to bash someone, to have a go at someone
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of draufgeben
- gibt drauf present singular third-person
- gab drauf past
- draufgegeben participle past
- gäbe drauf past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 5 strong
- draufgebend participle present
- draufzugeben infinitive infinitive-zu
- gebe drauf first-person indicative present
- geben drauf first-person indicative plural
- gibst drauf indicative present second-person
- gebt drauf indicative plural present
- gebest drauf second-person singular subjunctive
- gebet drauf plural second-person subjunctive
- gaben drauf first-person indicative plural
- gäben drauf first-person plural subjunctive
- gabst drauf indicative preterite second-person
- gabt drauf indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce draufgeben?
- /dʁaʊ̯fˌɡeːbn̩/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is draufgeben in German?
draufgeben appears about once in every 39 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).