Which to use
“Auflage” and “Auflauf” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,579
- “Auflage” frequency rank
- #35,634
- “Auflauf” frequency rank
- 38213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Auflage | Auflauf |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | besondere Bedingung, die jemand erfüllen muss, um die Erlaubnis für etwas anderes zu erhalten | spontane Ansammlung von Menschen |
Where the eye mixes Auflage and Auflauf
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Auflage (VVCCVCV) and Auflauf (VVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Auflage with Auflauf
A purely visual mix-up. Auflage ([ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːɡə]) and Auflauf ([ˈaʊ̯fˌlaʊ̯f]) 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 38213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Auflage is recorded at frequency rank #2,579, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːɡə]. Auflauf is at rank #35,634, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌlaʊ̯f].
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 38213, this pair ranks #1,569,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Auflage vs Auflauf
Shared letters: aflu. Private to "Auflage": eg. Private to "Auflauf": -.
"Auflage" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV · "Auflauf" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Auflage" and "Auflauf" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Auflage" or "Auflauf" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Auflage" and "Auflauf" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Auflage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Auflauf" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,569,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Auflage" and "Auflauf" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Auflauf vs Auslauf". 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 #1,569,875 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.