aufgeben
\ˈaʊ̯f.ɡeː.bən\
The verdict
“aufgeben” 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) - ou Abandonner, renoncer, cesser, aliéner, céder, démissionner, déserter, quitter... Ce verbe signifie le fait d’abandonner quelque chose, de le laisser tomber, de déclarer forfait, même si on a l’i...
Corpus desk
Index FR-aufgeben · aufgeben · French
aufgeben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | aufgeben |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯f.ɡeː.bən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
aufgeben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯f.ɡeː.bən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
aufgeben has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 aufgeben, spelled A-U-F-G-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1ou Abandonner, renoncer, cesser, aliéner, céder, démissionner, déserter, quitter... Ce verbe signifie le fait d’abandonner quelque chose, de le laisser tomber, de déclarer forfait, même si on a l’intention de le reprendre plus tard.
- 2(jemandem [dat] / etwas [acc]) Envoyer, expédier, déposer, poster, donner, faire enregistrer (des bagages)... Dans ce sens, signifie donner quelque chose pour qu’une nouvelle action puisse débuter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufgeben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Läufer gab nach einem Sturz auf.
Obwohl sie seit drei Jahren verschwunden ist, haben Meiers ihre kleine Tochter noch nicht aufgegeben.
Antonyms
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.