aufpassen
\ˈaʊ̯fˌpasn̩\
The verdict
“aufpassen” 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) - Faire attention à, être attentif, guetter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aufpassen · aufpassen · French
aufpassen · 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 | aufpassen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯fˌpasn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aufpassen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aufpassen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯fˌpasn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for aufpassen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is aufpassen, spelled A-U-F-P-A-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Faire attention à, être attentif, guetter.
- 2Surveiller, prendre soin de, s’occuper de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufpassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du hast schon wieder nicht aufgepasst!
Putin, der so gern von russischer Identität spricht, muss aufpassen. Seinem Land droht das Absinken auf den Status eines Vasallen Chinas.
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.