aufgewühltvsaufgezähltWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#40,386
“aufgewühlt” frequency rank
#26,307
“aufgezählt” frequency rank
66693
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufgewühlt aufgezählt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufwühlen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs aufzählen

Where the eye mixes aufgewühlt and aufgezählt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aufgewühlt and aufgezählt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
aufgewühlt
10 ch
aufgezählt

Why the eye confuses aufgewühlt with aufgezählt

A purely visual mix-up. aufgewühlt ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌvyːlt]) and aufgezählt ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌt͡sɛːlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufgewühlt is recorded at frequency rank #40,386, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌvyːlt]. aufgezählt is at rank #26,307, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌt͡sɛːlt].

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 66693, this pair ranks #564,670 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aufgewühlt vs aufgezählt

Shared letters: aefghltu. Private to "aufgewühlt": wü. Private to "aufgezählt": zä.

"aufgewühlt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC  ·  "aufgezählt" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aufgewühlt" and "aufgezählt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌvyːlt] versus [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌt͡sɛːlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aufgewühlt" vs "aufgezählt" - which ranks higher?
"aufgezählt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,307 in our German list, against #40,386 for "aufgewühlt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgewühlt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufgezählt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #564,670 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufgewühlt" and "aufgezählt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufgefüllt vs aufgewühlt". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #564,670 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