Which to use
“auffahren” and “aufzählen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,969
- “auffahren” frequency rank
- #29,013
- “aufzählen” frequency rank
- 66982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auffahren | aufzählen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | beim Fahren gegen die Rückseite des vorausfahrenden Fahrzeugs oder gegen ein Hindernis prallen; auf Grund laufen | jemandem etwas im Einzelnen und nacheinander nennen |
Where the eye mixes auffahren and aufzählen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. auffahren and aufzählen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: auffahren vs aufzählen
A purely visual mix-up. auffahren ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfaːʁən]) and aufzählen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡sɛːlən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auffahren is recorded at frequency rank #37,969, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌfaːʁən]. aufzählen is at rank #29,013, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡sɛːlən].
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 66982, this pair ranks #555,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of auffahren vs aufzählen
Shared letters: aefhnu. Private to "auffahren": r. Private to "aufzählen": lzä.
"auffahren" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "aufzählen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auffahren ← afufahren · aufafhren · aufahren · auffahern · auffahhren · auffahrenn · auffahrne · auffahrren
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "auffahren" for "aufzählen" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "auffahren" and "aufzählen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "auffahren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufzählen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #555,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auffahren" and "aufzählen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auffahren vs Ausfahrten". 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 #555,177 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.