aufgestelltvsaufgeteiltWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#2,802
“aufgestellt” frequency rank
#8,827
“aufgeteilt” frequency rank
11629
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgestellt aufgeteilt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufstellen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufteilen

Where the eye mixes aufgestellt and aufgeteilt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. aufgestellt runs 11 letters (VVCCVCCVCCC) against aufgeteilt's 10 (VVCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
aufgestellt
10 ch
aufgeteilt

Why the eye confuses aufgestellt with aufgeteilt

A purely visual mix-up. aufgestellt ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʃtɛlt]) and aufgeteilt ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌtaɪ̯lt]) 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 11629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufgestellt is recorded at frequency rank #2,802, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʃtɛlt]. aufgeteilt is at rank #8,827, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌtaɪ̯lt].

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 11629, this pair ranks #1,968,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aufgestellt vs aufgeteilt

Shared letters: aefgltu. Private to "aufgestellt": s. Private to "aufgeteilt": i.

"aufgestellt" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCC  ·  "aufgeteilt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aufgestellt ← afugestellt · aufegstellt · auffgestellt · aufgesetllt · aufgesstellt · aufgestelltt · aufgestelt · aufgesteltl
  • aufgeteilt ← afugeteilt · aufegteilt · auffgeteilt · aufgeetilt · aufgeteillt · aufgeteiltt · aufgeteitl · aufgetelit

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aufgestellt" for "aufgeteilt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʃtɛlt] versus [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌtaɪ̯lt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aufgestellt" vs "aufgeteilt" - which ranks higher?
"aufgestellt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,802 in our German list, against #8,827 for "aufgeteilt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgestellt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgeteilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,968,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgestellt" and "aufgeteilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgestellt vs ausgestellte". 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 #1,968,815 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