woraufhin

/[voʁaʊ̯fˈhɪn]/ adv

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,531

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

woraufhin is anGermanadv. It means: auf was hin, wieso Pronounced [voʁaʊ̯fˈhɪn].

Key facts for woraufhin
PropertyValue
Headwordworaufhin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[voʁaʊ̯fˈhɪn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,531
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for woraufhin is 9 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [voʁaʊ̯fˈhɪn]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,531 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for woraufhin, with forms such as "owraufhin", "woarufhin", and "worafuhin". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 woraufhin, spelled W-O-R-A-U-F-H-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf was hin, wieso
  2. 2
    auf welches hin

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: owraufhin,woarufhin,worafuhin,worauffhin,woraufhhin,woraufhinn,woraufhni,woraufihn,worauhfin,worraufhin,woruafhin,wroaufhin,wworaufhin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for woraufhin

Misspelling Variants of "woraufhin"

owraufhin9woarufhin9worafuhin9worauffhin10woraufhhin10woraufhinn10woraufhni9woraufihn9
Misspelling Variants of "woraufhin"

Frequency rank: #15,531 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "woraufhin"?
"woraufhin" is spelled W-O-R-A-U-F-H-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [voʁaʊ̯fˈhɪn].
What does "woraufhin" mean?
As an adv, "woraufhin" means: auf was hin, wieso
What are common misspellings of "woraufhin"?
Common misspellings include "owraufhin", "woarufhin", "worafuhin", "worauffhin", "woraufhhin". The correct spelling is "woraufhin".
How do you pronounce "woraufhin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "woraufhin" is [voʁaʊ̯fˈhɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "woraufhin" come from?
"woraufhin" 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.