woraufhin
\voʁaʊ̯fˈhɪn\
The verdict
“woraufhin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. 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) - Après lequel, après quoi.
Corpus desk
Index FR-woraufhin · woraufhin · French
woraufhin · 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 "W" 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 | woraufhin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | \voʁaʊ̯fˈhɪn\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « woraufhin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
woraufhin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \voʁaʊ̯fˈhɪn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Après lequel, après quoi.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for woraufhin in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is woraufhin, spelled W-O-R-A-U-F-H-I-N.
Definition
- 1Après lequel, après quoi.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how woraufhin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Noch später gehen sie zu Kostja und schließen sich in sein Zimmer ein, um weiterzutrinken – woraufhin dessen Mutter, eine Kriegswitwe, sich empört und zu jammern beginnt. »Halt’s Maul, alte Sau«, antwortet ihr der Sohn galant durch die Tür, »sonst kommt mein Kumpel Ed raus und fickt dich in den Arsch!«
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.