Which to use
“aufgeholt” and “aufgehört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,721
- “aufgeholt” frequency rank
- #5,910
- “aufgehört” frequency rank
- 54631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufgeholt | aufgehört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufholen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufhören |
Where the eye mixes aufgeholt and aufgehört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aufgeholt and aufgehört follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses aufgeholt with aufgehört
A purely visual mix-up. aufgeholt ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌhoːlt]) and aufgehört ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌhøːɐ̯t]) 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 54631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufgeholt is recorded at frequency rank #48,721, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌhoːlt]. aufgehört is at rank #5,910, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌhøːɐ̯t].
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 54631, this pair ranks #1,011,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aufgeholt vs aufgehört
Shared letters: aefghtu. Private to "aufgeholt": lo. Private to "aufgehört": rö.
"aufgeholt" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC · "aufgehört" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aufgeholt ← afugeholt · aufegholt · auffgeholt · aufgehholt · aufgehlot · aufgehollt · aufgeholtt · aufgehotl
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufgeholt" and "aufgehört" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aufgeholt" vs "aufgehört" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aufgeholt" and "aufgehört" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufgeholt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufgehört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,011,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufgeholt" and "aufgehört" 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 #1,011,282 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.