aufmachen
\ˈaʊ̯fˌmaxn̩\
The verdict
“aufmachen” 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) - Ouvrir, défaire (quelque chose).
Corpus desk
Index FR-aufmachen · aufmachen · French
aufmachen · 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 | aufmachen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯fˌmaxn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aufmachen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aufmachen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯fˌmaxn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aufmachen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is aufmachen, spelled A-U-F-M-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Ouvrir, défaire (quelque chose).
- 2(jemandem) Ouvrir (la porte à quelqu’un).
- 3S’en aller, aller, se diriger vers. #* Er machte sich auf, die Welt zu erkunden. #*: Il s’en est allé explorer le monde.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufmachen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kannst du die Dose aufmachen?
„Als ich die Margarinepackung aufgemacht habe, dachte ich, da sei was rausgeflossen“, erzählt sie am Telefon. „Oben haben gut und gerne zwei Zentimeter gefehlt.“
Synonyms
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.