aufgeholtvsaufgerolltConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#48,721
“aufgeholt” frequency rank
#44,456
“aufgerollt” frequency rank
93177
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgeholt aufgerollt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufholen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufrollen

Where the eye mixes aufgeholt and aufgerollt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aufgeholt runs 9 letters (VVCCVCVCC) against aufgerollt's 10 (VVCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
aufgeholt
10 ch
aufgerollt

Visual trap between aufgeholt and aufgerollt

A purely visual mix-up. aufgeholt ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌhoːlt]) and aufgerollt ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʁɔlt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93177, 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]. aufgerollt is at rank #44,456, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʁɔlt].

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 93177, this pair ranks #24,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aufgeholt vs aufgerollt

Shared letters: aefglotu. Private to "aufgeholt": h. Private to "aufgerollt": r.

"aufgeholt" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC  ·  "aufgerollt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aufgeholt ← afugeholt · aufegholt · auffgeholt · aufgehholt · aufgehlot · aufgehollt · aufgeholtt · aufgehotl
  • aufgerollt ← afugerollt · aufegrollt · auffgerollt · aufgeorllt · aufgerlolt · aufgerolltt · aufgerolt · aufgeroltl

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aufgeholt" and "aufgerollt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌhoːlt] versus [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʁɔlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "aufgeholt" or "aufgerollt" show up more?
"aufgerollt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,456 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.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgeholt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgerollt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgeholt" and "aufgerollt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgerollt vs ausgerollt". 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 #24,629 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