draufhaben
German, verb[ˈdʁaʊ̯fˌhaːbn̩]
draufhaben is spelled D-R-A-U-F-H-A-B-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 92,701st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Draufhaben is a German verb meaning “to be able to; to know one's stuff (used sometimes with etwas or nichts)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas (sehr gut) können, beherrschen, gelernt haben”.
What does draufhaben mean in English?
verb
- 1
colloquialto be able to; to know one's stuff (used sometimes with etwas or nichts)
Der Junge hat nichts drauf.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas (sehr gut) können, beherrschen, gelernt haben 2. (ein Fahrzeug) mit einer bestimmten Geschwindigkeit fahren
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of draufhaben
- hat drauf present singular third-person
- hatte drauf past
- draufgehabt participle past
- hätte drauf past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- draufhabend participle present
- draufzuhaben infinitive infinitive-zu
- habe drauf first-person indicative present
- haben drauf first-person indicative plural
- hast drauf indicative present second-person
- habt drauf indicative plural present
- habest drauf second-person singular subjunctive
- habet drauf plural second-person subjunctive
- hatten drauf first-person indicative plural
- hätten drauf first-person plural subjunctive
- hattest drauf indicative preterite second-person
- hattet drauf indicative plural preterite
- hättest drauf second-person singular subjunctive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce draufhaben?
- [ˈdʁaʊ̯fˌhaːbn̩]
- [ˈdʁaʊ̯fˌhaːbm̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is draufhaben in German?
draufhaben appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).