aufbringen
\ˈaʊ̯fˌbʀɪŋən\
The verdict
“aufbringen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avec gegen + accusatif : mettre quelqu'un en colère.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aufbringen · aufbringen · French
aufbringen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | aufbringen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯fˌbʀɪŋən\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aufbringen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aufbringen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯fˌbʀɪŋən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
aufbringen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is aufbringen, spelled A-U-F-B-R-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Avec gegen + accusatif : mettre quelqu'un en colère.
- 2Prendre possession d'un navire, par un acte de piraterie ou bien par un décret royal.
- 3Populariser quelque chose de nouveau, mettre à la mode.
- 4Se procurer quelque chose.
- 5Appliquer sur un fond, une sous-couche.
- 6Avoir, trouver (du courage etc.)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufbringen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Am Sonntag hat die malaysische Marine das chinesische Frachtschiff Chuan Hong 68 aufgebracht, das illegal in die Gewässer des Pazifikstaats eingedrungen war.
Igor Wolobujew, langjähriger Vizechef der Gazprombank, bezweifelte in einem Interview auf Youtube Ende April, dass es sich bei diesen dubiosen Todesfällen um Selbstmorde gehandelt habe. Diesen Mut brachte er nur auf, weil er kurz zuvor in die Ukraine geflohen war und sich dort sicher fühlte.
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.