aufgestelltvsaufstelltWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#2,802
“aufgestellt” frequency rank
#28,072
“aufstellt” frequency rank
30874
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgestellt aufstellt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufstellen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufstellen

Where the eye mixes aufgestellt and aufstellt

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

11 ch
aufgestellt
9 ch
aufstellt

Why the eye confuses aufgestellt with aufstellt

A purely visual mix-up. aufgestellt ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʃtɛlt]) and aufstellt ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛlt]) 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 30874, 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]. aufstellt is at rank #28,072, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛlt].

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 30874, this pair ranks #1,739,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aufgestellt vs aufstellt

Shared letters: aeflstu. Private to "aufgestellt": g. Private to "aufstellt": -.

"aufgestellt" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCC  ·  "aufstellt" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aufgestellt ← afugestellt · aufegstellt · auffgestellt · aufgesetllt · aufgesstellt · aufgestelltt · aufgestelt · aufgesteltl
  • aufstellt ← afustellt · auffstellt · aufsetllt · aufsstellt · aufstelltt · aufstelt · aufsteltl · aufstlelt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aufgestellt" and "aufstellt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌʃtɛlt] versus [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aufgestellt" vs "aufstellt" - which ranks higher?
"aufgestellt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,802 in our German list, against #28,072 for "aufstellt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "aufgestellt" and "aufstellt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgestellt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufstellt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,739,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgestellt" and "aufstellt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufstellt vs ausstellt". 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 #1,739,384 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