Which to use
“aufgreifen” and “auftreiben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,446
- “aufgreifen” frequency rank
- #35,635
- “auftreiben” frequency rank
- 61081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufgreifen | auftreiben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Personen) wahrnehmen und mitnehmen | nach Suche finden |
Where the eye mixes aufgreifen and auftreiben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aufgreifen and auftreiben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses aufgreifen with auftreiben
A purely visual mix-up. aufgreifen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]) and auftreiben ([ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]) 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 61081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufgreifen is recorded at frequency rank #25,446, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]. auftreiben is at rank #35,635, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩].
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 61081, this pair ranks #762,988 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aufgreifen vs auftreiben
Shared letters: aefinru. Private to "aufgreifen": g. Private to "auftreiben": bt.
"aufgreifen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVVCVC · "auftreiben" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aufgreifen ← afugreifen · auffgreifen · aufgerifen · aufggreifen · aufgrefien · aufgreiefn · aufgreifenn · aufgreiffen
- auftreiben ← afutreiben · aufftreiben · aufrteiben · aufteriben · auftrebien · auftreibben · auftreibenn · auftreibne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufgreifen" and "auftreiben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aufgreifen" vs "auftreiben" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aufgreifen" and "auftreiben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufgreifen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auftreiben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #762,988 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufgreifen" and "auftreiben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auftreiben vs austreiben". 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 #762,988 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.