aufgebauten vs Aufgeboten

Which to use

“aufgebauten” is an adjective and “Aufgeboten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,476
“aufgebauten” frequency rank: #37,970
“Aufgeboten” frequency rank: 67446
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	aufgebauten	Aufgeboten
Definition	Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufgebaut	Dativ Plural des Substantivs Aufgebot

Where the eye mixes aufgebauten and Aufgeboten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. aufgebauten runs 11 letters (VVCCVCVVCVC) against Aufgeboten's 10 (VVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch

aufgebauten

10 ch

Aufgeboten

Why the eye confuses aufgebauten with Aufgeboten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aufgebauten is [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌbaʊ̯tn̩] while Aufgeboten is [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌboːtn̩]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67446, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufgebauten is recorded at frequency rank #29,476, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌbaʊ̯tn̩]. Aufgeboten is at rank #37,970, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌboːtn̩].

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 67446, this pair ranks #539,846 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aufgebauten vs Aufgeboten

Shared letters: abefgntu. Private to "aufgebauten": -. Private to "Aufgeboten": o.

"aufgebauten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC · "Aufgeboten" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

aufgebauten ← afugebauten · aufegbauten · auffgebauten · aufgbeauten · aufgeabuten · aufgebatuen · aufgebauetn · aufgebautenn
Aufgeboten ← afugeboten · aufegboten · auffgeboten · aufgbeoten · aufgebboten · aufgeboetn · aufgebotenn · aufgebotne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aufgebauten" for "Aufgeboten" ever safe?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aufgebauten" is an adjective and "Aufgeboten" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

In ordinary German text, does "aufgebauten" or "Aufgeboten" show up more?

"aufgebauten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,476 in our German list, against #37,970 for "Aufgeboten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "aufgebauten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "Aufgeboten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #539,846 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"aufgebauten" and "Aufgeboten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aufgeboten vs aufgelösten". 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 #539,846 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.