aufgeben
\ˈaʊ̯f.ɡeː.bən\
The verdict
“aufgeben” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
| 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) |
Where “aufgeben” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for aufgeben is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈaʊ̯f.ɡeː.bən\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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.
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Using “aufgeben”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-U-F-G-E-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈaʊ̯f.ɡeː.bən\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.