Which to use
“auffordern” and “auffordert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,165
- “auffordern” frequency rank
- #32,923
- “auffordert” frequency rank
- 54088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auffordern | auffordert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden zu einer Aktion aufrufen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auffordern |
Where the eye mixes auffordern and auffordert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. auffordern and auffordert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between auffordern and auffordert
A purely visual mix-up. auffordern ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁdɐn]) and auffordert ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁdɐt]) 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 a single letter - n in “auffordern” becomes t in “auffordert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auffordern is recorded at frequency rank #21,165, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁdɐn]. auffordert is at rank #32,923, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɔʁdɐt].
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 54088, this pair ranks #1,032,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of auffordern vs auffordert
Shared letters: adeforu. Private to "auffordern": n. Private to "auffordert": t.
"auffordern" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCC · "auffordert" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auffordern ← afufordern · auffodrern · aufforddern · auffordenr · auffordernn · aufforderrn · auffordren · aufforedrn
- auffordert ← afufordert · auffodrert · aufforddert · aufforderrt · auffordertt · auffordetr · auffordret · aufforedrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "auffordern" and "auffordert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "auffordern" vs "auffordert" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "auffordern" and "auffordert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "auffordern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auffordert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,032,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auffordern" and "auffordert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auffordert vs aufforderte". 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 #1,032,609 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.