aufgehen
\ˈaʊ̯fˌɡeːən\
The verdict
“aufgehen” 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) - Se lever, paraître à l'horizon (pour un astre).
Corpus desk
Index FR-aufgehen · aufgehen · French
aufgehen · 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 | aufgehen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯fˌɡeːən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aufgehen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aufgehen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯fˌɡeːən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for aufgehen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is aufgehen, spelled A-U-F-G-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Se lever, paraître à l'horizon (pour un astre).
- 2S'ouvrir.
- 3Être possible à ouvrir.
- 4Se défaire (pour un nœud, un bouton).
- 5Germer.
- 6Lever, monter, fermenter (pour une pâte).
- 7Grossir, prendre du poids.
- 8Se révéler, se résoudre, devenir clair.
- 9Être divisible par.
- 10Se consacrer avec dévotion.
- 11Être absorbé, fusionner.
- 12Réussir, fonctionner (parlant de projets, plans, etc.)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufgehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Sonne geht im Osten auf und im Westen unter.
Tobi packte mich und warf mich aufs Bett (...) Er fummelte gerade hastig an meinem BH herum, als die Tür aufging und ich Schritte im Zimmer hörte.
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.