Which to use
“Ablage” and “Auflage” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,916
- “Ablage” frequency rank
- #2,579
- “Auflage” frequency rank
- 34495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ablage | Auflage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein offenes Behältnis (oder auch dafür bestimmter Ort), das dazu dient, Dinge (meist: Papier) hineinzulegen | besondere Bedingung, die jemand erfüllen muss, um die Erlaubnis für etwas anderes zu erhalten |
Where the eye mixes Ablage and Auflage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Ablage runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against Auflage's 7 (VVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Ablage and Auflage
A purely visual mix-up. Ablage ([ˈapˌlaːɡə]) and Auflage ([ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːɡə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ablage is recorded at frequency rank #31,916, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌlaːɡə]. Auflage is at rank #2,579, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːɡə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 34495, this pair ranks #1,662,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ablage vs Auflage
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "Ablage": b. Private to "Auflage": fu.
"Ablage" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "Auflage" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ablage" and "Auflage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Ablage" or "Auflage"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ablage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Auflage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,662,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ablage" and "Auflage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ablage vs ablegt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,662,093 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.