Which to use
“aufhören” and “auflösen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,483
- “aufhören” frequency rank
- #9,851
- “auflösen” frequency rank
- 12334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufhören | auflösen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einer Handlung oder Handlungsweise nicht weitermachen | eine Ansammlung zerstreuen |
Where the eye mixes aufhören and auflösen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aufhören and auflösen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aufhören vs auflösen
A purely visual mix-up. aufhören ([ˈaʊ̯fˌhøːʁən]) and auflösen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌløːzn̩]) 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 12334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufhören is recorded at frequency rank #2,483, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌhøːʁən]. auflösen is at rank #9,851, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌløːzn̩].
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 12334, this pair ranks #1,964,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufhören vs auflösen
Shared letters: aefnuö. Private to "aufhören": hr. Private to "auflösen": ls.
"aufhören" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "auflösen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufhören" and "auflösen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "aufhören" or "auflösen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufhören" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auflösen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufhören" and "auflösen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auflisten vs auflösen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,964,790 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.