aufwändig

\ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛndɪç\

/\ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛndɪç\/ adj

The verdict

“aufwändig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Dispendieux, sophistiqué, coûteux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aufwandig · aufwändig · French

aufwändig · 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.

Key facts for aufwändig
PropertyValue
Headwordaufwändig
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛndɪç\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « aufwändig » en français

aufwändigreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufwändig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛndɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dispendieux, sophistiqué, coûteux.".

No misspelling variants are generated for aufwändig in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is aufwändig, spelled A-U-F-W-Ä-N-D-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dispendieux, sophistiqué, coûteux.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aufwändig"?
"aufwändig" is spelled A-U-F-W-Ä-N-D-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛndɪç\.
What does "aufwändig" mean?
As an adjective, "aufwändig" means: Dispendieux, sophistiqué, coûteux.
How do you pronounce "aufwändig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufwändig" is \ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛndɪç\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufwändig" come from?
"aufwändig" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list