Which to use
“Auflagen” and “Aufzügen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,798
- “Auflagen” frequency rank
- #44,460
- “Aufzügen” frequency rank
- 50258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Auflagen | Aufzügen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auflage | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Aufzug |
Where the eye mixes Auflagen and Aufzügen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Auflagen and Aufzügen 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 Auflagen with Aufzügen
A purely visual mix-up. Auflagen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːɡn̩]) and Aufzügen ([ˈaʊ̯ft͡syːɡn̩]) 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 50258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Auflagen is recorded at frequency rank #5,798, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːɡn̩]. Aufzügen is at rank #44,460, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ft͡syːɡn̩].
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 50258, this pair ranks #1,180,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Auflagen vs Aufzügen
Shared letters: aefgnu. Private to "Auflagen": l. Private to "Aufzügen": zü.
"Auflagen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "Aufzügen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Auflagen ← afulagen · aufalgen · aufflagen · auflaegn · auflagenn · auflaggen · auflagne · auflgaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Auflagen" and "Aufzügen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Auflagen" or "Aufzügen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Auflagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Aufzügen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,180,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Auflagen" and "Aufzügen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Anzügen 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 #1,180,547 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.