AufladungvsAuflösungWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#38,594
“Aufladung” frequency rank
#2,380
“Auflösung” frequency rank
40974
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aufladung Auflösung
Definition das Aufladen von Gegenständen auf einen LKW oder Anhänger das Aufheben, Beenden von etwas

Where the eye mixes Aufladung and Auflösung

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Aufladung and Auflösung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
Aufladung
9 ch
Auflösung

Look-alike desk: Aufladung vs Auflösung

A purely visual mix-up. Aufladung ([ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːdʊŋ]) and Auflösung ([ˈaʊ̯fˌløːzʊŋ]) 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 40974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Aufladung is recorded at frequency rank #38,594, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːdʊŋ]. Auflösung is at rank #2,380, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌløːzʊŋ].

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 40974, this pair ranks #1,492,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Aufladung vs Auflösung

Shared letters: afglnu. Private to "Aufladung": d. Private to "Auflösung": sö.

"Aufladung" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC  ·  "Auflösung" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Aufladung ← afuladung · aufaldung · auffladung · aufladdung · aufladnug · aufladugn · aufladungg · aufladunng

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Aufladung" and "Auflösung" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːdʊŋ] versus [ˈaʊ̯fˌløːzʊŋ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Aufladung" vs "Auflösung" - which ranks higher?
"Auflösung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,380 in our German list, against #38,594 for "Aufladung". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Aufladung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Auflösung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,492,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Aufladung" and "Auflösung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufladen vs Aufladung". 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 #1,492,925 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