aufbauen
\ˈaʊ̯fˌbaʊ̯ən\
The verdict
“aufbauen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bâtir, reconstruire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aufbauen · aufbauen · French
aufbauen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aufbauen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯fˌbaʊ̯ən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aufbauen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aufbauen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯fˌbaʊ̯ən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aufbauen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is aufbauen, spelled A-U-F-B-A-U-E-N.
Definition
- 1Bâtir, reconstruire.
- 2Fonder.
- 3Mettre en place, établir.
- 4Construire (une existence, une entreprise, de la confiance).
- 5Donner du support psychologique.
- 6Se dresser, prendre une pose dominatrice.
- 7Préparer (une personne, un candidat) pour une position.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufbauen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das im Kaffee enthaltene Koffein wirkt vor allem im Gehirn. Es ist chemisch so ähnlich aufgebaut wie der Botenstoff Adenosin, der müde macht.
Die Macht verstand, dass die Wahrheit über die Lager und über die Vergangenheit alles auszuradieren drohte, wenn man sie weiter zu Wort kommen ließ: nicht nur Stalin, sondern auch Lenin gleich mit und das ganze System mitsamt der Lügen, auf denen es aufgebaut war.
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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.