Which to use
“aufhalten” and “aufwarten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,679
- “aufhalten” frequency rank
- #35,636
- “aufwarten” frequency rank
- 41315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufhalten | aufwarten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden/etwas nicht weitergehen/weiterfortschreiten lassen | etwas für jemanden bereitstellen, jemandem etwas bieten |
Where the eye mixes aufhalten and aufwarten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aufhalten and aufwarten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aufhalten vs aufwarten
A purely visual mix-up. aufhalten ([ˈaʊ̯fˌhaltn̩]) and aufwarten ([ˈaʊ̯fˌvaʁtn̩]) 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 41315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufhalten is recorded at frequency rank #5,679, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌhaltn̩]. aufwarten is at rank #35,636, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaʁtn̩].
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 41315, this pair ranks #1,483,127 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aufhalten vs aufwarten
Shared letters: aefntu. Private to "aufhalten": hl. Private to "aufwarten": rw.
"aufhalten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "aufwarten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aufhalten" for "aufwarten" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aufhalten" and "aufwarten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufhalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufwarten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,483,127 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufhalten" and "aufwarten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufwarten vs aufwerten". 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 #1,483,127 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.