aufgeholtvsaufgelöstWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: aufgeholt is a verb, aufgelöst is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#48,721
“aufgeholt” frequency rank
#5,455
“aufgelöst” frequency rank
54176
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgeholt aufgelöst
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufholen durch eine Flüssigkeit zersetzt

Where the eye mixes aufgeholt and aufgelöst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
aufgeholt
9 ch
aufgelöst

Look-alike desk: aufgeholt vs aufgelöst

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aufgeholt is [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌhoːlt] while aufgelöst is [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌløːst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54176, 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]. aufgelöst is at rank #5,455, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌløːst].

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 54176, this pair ranks #1,029,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aufgeholt vs aufgelöst

Shared letters: aefgltu. Private to "aufgeholt": ho. Private to "aufgelöst": .

"aufgeholt" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC  ·  "aufgelöst" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aufgeholtafugeholt · aufegholt · auffgeholt · aufgehholt · aufgehlot · aufgehollt · aufgeholtt · aufgehotl

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aufgeholt" and "aufgelöst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aufgeholt" is a verb and "aufgelöst" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aufgeholt" or "aufgelöst"?
"aufgelöst" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,455 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgeholt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgelöst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,029,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgeholt" and "aufgelöst" 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 #1,029,175 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