aufdecken
\ˈaʊ̯fˌdɛkn̩\
The verdict
“aufdecken” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enlever la couverture (d’un lit par exemple).
Corpus desk
Index FR-aufdecken · aufdecken · French
aufdecken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | aufdecken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯fˌdɛkn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aufdecken » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aufdecken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯fˌdɛkn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for aufdecken in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 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 aufdecken, spelled A-U-F-D-E-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Enlever la couverture (d’un lit par exemple).
- 2Débarrasser (la table ou autre chose).
- 3Retourner (les cartes à un jeu).
- 4Déceler, dévoiler, démasquer, découvrir, éventer, révéler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufdecken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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Synonyms
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.