AufgebotvsAufgebotenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#15,028
“Aufgebot” frequency rank
#37,970
“Aufgeboten” frequency rank
52998
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aufgebot Aufgeboten
Definition öffentliche Anmeldung zur Eheschließung Dativ Plural des Substantivs Aufgebot

Where the eye mixes Aufgebot and Aufgeboten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Aufgebot runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against Aufgeboten's 10 (VVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Aufgebot
10 ch
Aufgeboten

Look-alike desk: Aufgebot vs Aufgeboten

A purely visual mix-up. Aufgebot ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌboːt]) and Aufgeboten ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌboːtn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Aufgebot” sits inside “Aufgeboten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52998, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Aufgebot is recorded at frequency rank #15,028, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌboːt]. 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 52998, this pair ranks #1,075,080 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Aufgebot vs Aufgeboten

Shared letters: abefgotu. Private to "Aufgebot": -. Private to "Aufgeboten": n.

"Aufgebot" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC  ·  "Aufgeboten" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Aufgebot ← afugebot · aufegbot · auffgebot · aufgbeot · aufgebbot · aufgebott · aufgebto · aufgeobt
  • Aufgeboten ← afugeboten · aufegboten · auffgeboten · aufgbeoten · aufgebboten · aufgeboetn · aufgebotenn · aufgebotne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Aufgebot" and "Aufgeboten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌboːt] versus [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌboːtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Aufgebot" or "Aufgeboten" show up more?
"Aufgebot" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,028 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Aufgebot" 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 #1,075,080 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Aufgebot" 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 #1,075,080 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