aufgeführtvsaufgefülltWhich spelling fits?

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

#4,589
“aufgeführt” frequency rank
#23,020
“aufgefüllt” frequency rank
27609
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgeführt aufgefüllt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufführen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auffüllen

Where the eye mixes aufgeführt and aufgefüllt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aufgeführt and aufgefüllt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
aufgeführt
10 ch
aufgefüllt

Why the eye confuses aufgeführt with aufgefüllt

A purely visual mix-up. aufgeführt ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) and aufgefüllt ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfʏlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufgeführt is recorded at frequency rank #4,589, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]. aufgefüllt is at rank #23,020, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfʏlt].

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 27609, this pair ranks #1,798,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aufgeführt vs aufgefüllt

Shared letters: aefgtuü. Private to "aufgeführt": hr. Private to "aufgefüllt": l.

"aufgeführt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC  ·  "aufgefüllt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aufgeführt" and "aufgefüllt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯t] versus [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfʏlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "aufgeführt" or "aufgefüllt" show up more?
"aufgeführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,589 in our German list, against #23,020 for "aufgefüllt". 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 "aufgeführt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgefüllt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,798,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgeführt" and "aufgefüllt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgefüllt vs aufgerollt". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,798,960 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