AP vs AUX, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“AP” and “AUX” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,822
“AP” frequency rank: #18,814
“AUX” frequency rank: 27636
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	AP	AUX
Definition	Accounts Payable	Kürzel für einen zusätzlichen Eingang zur freien Verwendung (bei Geräten wie zum Beispiel Verstärkern)

Letter map: AP vs AUX

Shared letters muted; letters that set AP and AUX apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

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3 ch

AUX

Spelling & dictionary notes on AP vs AUX

AP and AUX are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

AP is recorded at frequency rank #8,822, classified as anabbrev, pronounced […]. AUX is at rank #18,814, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].

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 27636, this pair ranks #1,798,521 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of AP vs AUX

Shared letters: a. Private to "AP": p. Private to "AUX": ux.

"AP" · 2 letters · shape VC · "AUX" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "AP" for "AUX" ever safe?

No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

In ordinary German text, does "AP" or "AUX" show up more?

"AP" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,822 in our German list, against #18,814 for "AUX". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "AP" vs "AUX" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "AP" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "AUX" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,798,521 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"AP" and "AUX" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "AUX vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,798,521 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.