aufsteigen
\ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩\
The verdict
“aufsteigen” 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) - Monter, s'élever, (en parlant d'un oiseau, d'un avion, des flammes, etc).
Corpus desk
Index FR-aufsteigen · aufsteigen · French
aufsteigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | aufsteigen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
aufsteigen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for aufsteigen in our index, 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 typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is aufsteigen, spelled A-U-F-S-T-E-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Monter, s'élever, (en parlant d'un oiseau, d'un avion, des flammes, etc).
- 2Avancer à un poste supérieur.
- 3Monter, accéder au niveau supérieur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aufsteigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
das Flugzeug steigt in den Himmel auf.
Der Deckel meines Teekessels ist verrutscht und der aufsteigende Dampf hat mir die Hand verbrüht.
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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.