AuflagevsAufträgeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,579
“Auflage” frequency rank
#7,149
“Aufträge” frequency rank
9728
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Auflage Aufträge
Definition besondere Bedingung, die jemand erfüllen muss, um die Erlaubnis für etwas anderes zu erhalten Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auftrag

Where the eye mixes Auflage and Aufträge

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Auflage runs 7 letters (VVCCVCV) against Aufträge's 8 (VVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Auflage
8 ch
Aufträge

Visual trap between Auflage and Aufträge

A purely visual mix-up. Auflage ([ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːɡə]) and Aufträge ([ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɛːɡə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9728, 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]. Aufträge is at rank #7,149, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɛːɡə].

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 9728, this pair ranks #1,978,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Auflage vs Aufträge

Shared letters: aefgu. Private to "Auflage": l. Private to "Aufträge": rtä.

"Auflage" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV  ·  "Aufträge" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Auflage ← afulage · aufalge · aufflage · auflaeg · auflagge · auflgae · aufllage · aulfage

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Auflage" and "Aufträge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːɡə] versus [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɛːɡə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Auflage" vs "Aufträge" - which ranks higher?
"Auflage" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,579 in our German list, against #7,149 for "Aufträge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Auflage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Aufträge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,978,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Auflage" and "Aufträge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Auflage vs Auslagen". 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 #1,978,581 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