worauf

/[voˈʁaʊ̯f]/ adv

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,477

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

worauf is anGermanadv. It means: auf welcher Sache Pronounced [voˈʁaʊ̯f]. It ranks #2,477 in German word frequency. Often confused with worum and woran.

Key facts for worauf
PropertyValue
Headwordworauf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[voˈʁaʊ̯f]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,477
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of worauf in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for worauf is 6 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [voˈʁaʊ̯f]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,477 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for worauf, with forms such as "owrauf", "woaruf", and "worafu". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "worum", "woran", "wohlauf", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is worauf, spelled W-O-R-A-U-F, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf welcher Sache
  2. 2
    auf welcher genannten Sache

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: owrauf,woaruf,worafu,worauff,worrauf,woruaf,wroauf,wworauf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for worauf

Misspelling Variants of "worauf"

owrauf6woaruf6worafu6worauff7worrauf7woruaf6wroauf6wworauf7
Misspelling Variants of "worauf"

Frequency rank: #2,477 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "worauf"?
"worauf" is spelled W-O-R-A-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [voˈʁaʊ̯f].
What does "worauf" mean?
As an adv, "worauf" means: auf welcher Sache
What words are commonly confused with "worauf"?
"worauf" is commonly confused with "worum", "woran", "wohlauf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "worauf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "worauf" is [voˈʁaʊ̯f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "worauf" come from?
"worauf" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.