aufgeführtvsaufgewühltTell them apart

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

#4,589
“aufgeführt” frequency rank
#40,386
“aufgewühlt” frequency rank
44975
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgeführt aufgewühlt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufführen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufwühlen

Where the eye mixes aufgeführt and aufgewühlt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aufgeführt and aufgewühlt 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
aufgewühlt

Why the eye confuses aufgeführt with aufgewühlt

A purely visual mix-up. aufgeführt ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) and aufgewühlt ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌvyːlt]) 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 44975, 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]. aufgewühlt is at rank #40,386, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌvyːlt].

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 44975, this pair ranks #1,368,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aufgeführt vs aufgewühlt

Shared letters: aefghtuü. Private to "aufgeführt": r. Private to "aufgewühlt": lw.

"aufgeführt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC  ·  "aufgewühlt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aufgeführt" and "aufgewühlt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯t] versus [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌvyːlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aufgeführt" vs "aufgewühlt" - which ranks higher?
"aufgeführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,589 in our German list, against #40,386 for "aufgewühlt". 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 "aufgeführt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgewühlt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,368,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgeführt" and "aufgewühlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgewühlt vs aufgezählt". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,368,569 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