aufstehen
\ˈaʊ̯fˌʃteːən\
The verdict
“aufstehen” 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) - Se lever de sa chaise. (Avec l’auxiliaire sein)
Corpus desk
Index FR-aufstehen · aufstehen · French
aufstehen · 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 | aufstehen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯fˌʃteːən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aufstehen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aufstehen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯fˌʃteːən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
aufstehen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is aufstehen, spelled A-U-F-S-T-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Se lever de sa chaise. (Avec l’auxiliaire sein)
- 2Se lever, le matin. (Avec l’auxiliaire sein)
- 3Se soulever, se rebeller. (Avec l’auxiliaire sein)
- 4(Avec l’auxiliaire haben) Être ouvert (en parlant d’une porte par exemple, mais aussi d'une personne réceptive).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufstehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Früher standen die Schüler auf, wenn der Lehrer hereinkam.
Wenn man im Sitzen arbeitet, empfiehlt es sich, einmal pro Stunde aufzustehen und sich zu strecken.
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.