AufgebotvsaufgeholtWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#15,028
“Aufgebot” frequency rank
#48,721
“aufgeholt” frequency rank
63749
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aufgebot aufgeholt
Definition öffentliche Anmeldung zur Eheschließung Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufholen

Where the eye mixes Aufgebot and aufgeholt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Aufgebot runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against aufgeholt's 9 (VVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Aufgebot
9 ch
aufgeholt

Visual trap between Aufgebot and aufgeholt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Aufgebot is [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌboːt] while aufgeholt is [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌhoːlt]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63749, 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]. aufgeholt is at rank #48,721, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌhoːlt].

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 63749, this pair ranks #665,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Aufgebot vs aufgeholt

Shared letters: aefgotu. Private to "Aufgebot": b. Private to "aufgeholt": hl.

"Aufgebot" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC  ·  "aufgeholt" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Aufgebot ← afugebot · aufegbot · auffgebot · aufgbeot · aufgebbot · aufgebott · aufgebto · aufgeobt
  • aufgeholt ← afugeholt · aufegholt · auffgeholt · aufgehholt · aufgehlot · aufgehollt · aufgeholtt · aufgehotl

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Aufgebot" for "aufgeholt" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Aufgebot" is a noun and "aufgeholt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Aufgebot" or "aufgeholt" show up more?
"Aufgebot" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,028 in our German list, against #48,721 for "aufgeholt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Aufgebot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgeholt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #665,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Aufgebot" and "aufgeholt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgeholt vs aufgerollt". 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 #665,725 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