Which to use
“auflegen” and “auflösen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,511
- “auflegen” frequency rank
- #9,851
- “auflösen” frequency rank
- 27362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auflegen | auflösen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas auf etwas liegend positionieren | eine Ansammlung zerstreuen |
Where the eye mixes auflegen and auflösen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. auflegen and auflösen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: auflegen vs auflösen
A purely visual mix-up. auflegen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌleːɡn̩]) and auflösen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌløːzn̩]) 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 27362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auflegen is recorded at frequency rank #17,511, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌleːɡn̩]. auflösen is at rank #9,851, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌløːzn̩].
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 27362, this pair ranks #1,803,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of auflegen vs auflösen
Shared letters: aeflnu. Private to "auflegen": g. Private to "auflösen": sö.
"auflegen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "auflösen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auflegen ← afulegen · aufelgen · aufflegen · aufleegn · auflegenn · aufleggen · auflegne · auflgeen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "auflegen" and "auflösen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "auflegen" vs "auflösen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "auflegen" and "auflösen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "auflegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auflösen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,803,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auflegen" and "auflösen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auflegen 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 #1,803,002 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.