Which to use
“aufgehört” and “aufhört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,910
- “aufgehört” frequency rank
- #10,228
- “aufhört” frequency rank
- 16138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufgehört | aufhört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufhören | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufhören |
Where the eye mixes aufgehört and aufhört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aufgehört runs 9 letters (VVCCVCVCC) against aufhört's 7 (VVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aufgehört vs aufhört
A purely visual mix-up. aufgehört ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌhøːɐ̯t]) and aufhört ([ˈaʊ̯fˌhøːɐ̯t]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufgehört is recorded at frequency rank #5,910, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌhøːɐ̯t]. aufhört is at rank #10,228, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌhøːɐ̯t].
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 16138, this pair ranks #1,938,276 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufgehört vs aufhört
Shared letters: afhrtuö. Private to "aufgehört": eg. Private to "aufhört": -.
"aufgehört" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC · "aufhört" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aufgehört" for "aufhört" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufgehört" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufhört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,938,276 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufgehört" and "aufhört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgeholt vs aufgehört". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,938,276 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.