aufführen
\ˈaʊ̯fˌfyːrən\
The verdict
“aufführen” 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) - Représenter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-auffuhren · aufführen · French
aufführen · 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 | aufführen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯fˌfyːrən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aufführen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aufführen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯fˌfyːrən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for aufführen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is aufführen, spelled A-U-F-F-Ü-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Représenter.
- 2Interpréter.
- 3Jouer sur scène.
- 4Produire.
- 5Énumérer.
- 6Citer.
- 7Se Comporter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufführen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Akkordeonspieler führt in der Fußgängerzone sehr berührende Lieder auf.
Das Protokoll dieser Krisensitzung wurde 1992 der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich, als Boris Jelzin die Archive freigab: Es ist ein echtes Theaterstück, das es wert wäre, aufgeführt zu werden.
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.