aufführtvsAusfuhrTell them apart

Quick tell: aufführt is a verb, Ausfuhr is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“aufführt” is a verb and “Ausfuhr” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,211
“aufführt” frequency rank
#40,394
“Ausfuhr” frequency rank
79605
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufführt Ausfuhr
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufführen Beschaffung, Verbringung von Waren aus dem Inland ins Ausland; Export

Where the eye mixes aufführt and Ausfuhr

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aufführt runs 8 letters (VVCCVCCC) against Ausfuhr's 7 (VVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
aufführt
7 ch
Ausfuhr

Look-alike desk: aufführt vs Ausfuhr

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aufführt is [ˈaʊ̯fˌfyːɐ̯t] while Ausfuhr is [ˈaʊ̯sfuːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufführt is recorded at frequency rank #39,211, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌfyːɐ̯t]. Ausfuhr is at rank #40,394, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sfuːɐ̯].

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 79605, this pair ranks #212,992 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aufführt vs Ausfuhr

Shared letters: afhru. Private to "aufführt": tü. Private to "Ausfuhr": s.

"aufführt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC  ·  "Ausfuhr" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ausfuhr ← asufuhr · aufsuhr · ausffuhr · ausfhur · ausfuhhr · ausfuhrr · ausfurh · aussfuhr

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aufführt" for "Ausfuhr" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aufführt" is a verb and "Ausfuhr" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aufführt" or "Ausfuhr"?
"aufführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,211 in our German list, against #40,394 for "Ausfuhr". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "aufführt" and "Ausfuhr" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aufführt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausfuhr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #212,992 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufführt" and "Ausfuhr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abfuhr vs Ausfuhr". 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 #212,992 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list