Aufklärung
\ˈaʊ̯fˌklɛːʁʊŋ\
The verdict
“Aufklärung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Éclaircissement, éclairement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aufklarung · Aufklärung · French
Aufklärung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Aufklärung |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯fˌklɛːʁʊŋ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Aufklärung » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Aufklärung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯fˌklɛːʁʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Aufklärung has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Aufklärung, spelled A-U-F-K-L-Ä-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Éclaircissement, éclairement.
- 2Reconnaissance.
- 3Siècle des Lumières.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Aufklärung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aufklärung ist der Ausgang des Menschen aus seiner selbst verschuldeten Unmündigkeit.
Nach 30 Jahren Fahndung wird die frühere Linksterroristin Daniela Klette in Berlin-Kreuzberg gefasst. Angehörige von Opfern hoffen nun auf Aufklärung.
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.