aufgeführtevsaufgeführtenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#42,350
“aufgeführte” frequency rank
#13,544
“aufgeführten” frequency rank
55894
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgeführte aufgeführten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufgeführt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufgeführt

Where the eye mixes aufgeführte and aufgeführten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. aufgeführte runs 11 letters (VVCCVCVCCCV) against aufgeführten's 12 (VVCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
aufgeführte
12 ch
aufgeführten

Why the eye confuses aufgeführte with aufgeführten

A purely visual mix-up. aufgeführte ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə]) and aufgeführten ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “aufgeführte” sits inside “aufgeführten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufgeführte is recorded at frequency rank #42,350, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə]. aufgeführten is at rank #13,544, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩].

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 55894, this pair ranks #961,551 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aufgeführte vs aufgeführten

Shared letters: aefghrtuü. Private to "aufgeführte": -. Private to "aufgeführten": n.

"aufgeführte" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCV  ·  "aufgeführten" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aufgeführte" for "aufgeführten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tə] versus [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfyːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "aufgeführte" or "aufgeführten" show up more?
"aufgeführten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,544 in our German list, against #42,350 for "aufgeführte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgeführte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgeführten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #961,551 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgeführte" and "aufgeführten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angeführte vs aufgeführte". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #961,551 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