aufrichten
\ˈaʊ̯f.ˌʀɪç.tn̩\
The verdict
“aufrichten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Redresser, ériger, dresser, arborer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aufrichten · aufrichten · French
aufrichten · 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 | aufrichten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯f.ˌʀɪç.tn̩\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
aufrichten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯f.ˌʀɪç.tn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
aufrichten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is aufrichten, spelled A-U-F-R-I-C-H-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Redresser, ériger, dresser, arborer.
- 2Se dresser, se mettre debout.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufrichten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als der Arzt eintrat, warf sich der halb aufgerichtet in seinem Bett sitzende alte Asthmatiker gerade zurück, um wieder zu seinem rasselnden Atem zu kommen.
Sie hatte wirklich schöne Brüste; ich fragte mich, ob sie echt waren. Wahrscheinlich nicht, sie blieben ein bisschen zu aufgerichtet, wenn sie sich auf den Rücken legte; aber insgesamt wirkten sie sehr natürlich, sie hatte einen hervorragenden Chirurgen erwischt.
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.