Which to use
“aufgekommen” is a verb and “aufgenommene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,192
- “aufgekommen” frequency rank
- #27,199
- “aufgenommene” frequency rank
- 63391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufgekommen | aufgenommene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufkommen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufgenommen |
Where the eye mixes aufgekommen and aufgenommene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. aufgekommen runs 11 letters (VVCCVCVCCVC) against aufgenommene's 12 (VVCCVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aufgekommen vs aufgenommene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aufgekommen is [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌkɔmən] while aufgenommene is [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌnɔmənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufgekommen is recorded at frequency rank #36,192, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌkɔmən]. aufgenommene is at rank #27,199, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌnɔmənə].
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 63391, this pair ranks #678,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aufgekommen vs aufgenommene
Shared letters: aefgmnou. Private to "aufgekommen": k. Private to "aufgenommene": -.
"aufgekommen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC · "aufgenommene" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aufgekommen ← afugekommen · aufegkommen · auffgekommen · aufgekkommen · aufgekmomen · aufgekomemn · aufgekomen · aufgekommenn
- aufgenommene ← afugenommene · aufegnommene · auffgenommene · aufgenmomene · aufgennommene · aufgenomemne · aufgenomene · aufgenommeen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufgekommen" and "aufgenommene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aufgekommen" or "aufgenommene"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aufgekommen" and "aufgenommene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufgekommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufgenommene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #678,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufgekommen" and "aufgenommene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angenommene vs aufgenommene". 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 #678,449 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.