Which to use
“aufladen” and “auflegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,812
- “aufladen” frequency rank
- #17,511
- “auflegen” frequency rank
- 35323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufladen | auflegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas auf etwas – meist ein Fahrzeug – bringen, heben oder laden | etwas auf etwas liegend positionieren |
Where the eye mixes aufladen and auflegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aufladen and auflegen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses aufladen with auflegen
A purely visual mix-up. aufladen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːdn̩]) and auflegen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌleːɡn̩]) 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 35323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufladen is recorded at frequency rank #17,812, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːdn̩]. auflegen is at rank #17,511, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌleːɡn̩].
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 35323, this pair ranks #1,642,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufladen vs auflegen
Shared letters: aeflnu. Private to "aufladen": d. Private to "auflegen": g.
"aufladen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "auflegen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aufladen" and "auflegen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "aufladen" or "auflegen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aufladen" and "auflegen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auflegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,642,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufladen" and "auflegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auflegen vs Aufzügen". 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 #1,642,733 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.