Which to use
“Auflage” and “Aufzüge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,579
- “Auflage” frequency rank
- #29,479
- “Aufzüge” frequency rank
- 32058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Auflage | Aufzüge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | besondere Bedingung, die jemand erfüllen muss, um die Erlaubnis für etwas anderes zu erhalten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Aufzug |
Where the eye mixes Auflage and Aufzüge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Auflage and Aufzüge follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Auflage vs Aufzüge
A purely visual mix-up. Auflage ([ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːɡə]) and Aufzüge ([ˈaʊ̯ft͡syːɡə]) 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 32058, 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]. Aufzüge is at rank #29,479, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ft͡syːɡə].
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 32058, this pair ranks #1,715,551 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Auflage vs Aufzüge
Shared letters: aefgu. Private to "Auflage": l. Private to "Aufzüge": zü.
"Auflage" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV · "Aufzüge" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Auflage ← afulage · aufalge · aufflage · auflaeg · auflagge · auflgae · aufllage · aulfage
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Auflage" and "Aufzüge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Auflage" or "Aufzüge" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Auflage" and "Aufzüge" 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 "Aufzüge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,715,551 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Auflage" and "Aufzüge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aufzüge 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 #1,715,551 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.