pass auf
[ˌpas ˈaʊ̯f]
The verdict
“pass auf” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs aufpassen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pass auf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌpas ˈaʊ̯f] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pass auf” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for pass auf is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌpas ˈaʊ̯f]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs aufpassen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pass auf, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is pass auf, spelled P-A-S-S- -A-U-F.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs aufpassen
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pass auf”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-S-S- -A-U-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌpas ˈaʊ̯f] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.