Which to use
“auflegen” is a verb and “aufregend” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,511
- “auflegen” frequency rank
- #13,770
- “aufregend” frequency rank
- 31281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auflegen | aufregend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas auf etwas liegend positionieren | innerlich aufwühlend |
Where the eye mixes auflegen and aufregend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. auflegen runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against aufregend's 9 (VVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: auflegen vs aufregend
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: auflegen is [ˈaʊ̯fˌleːɡn̩] while aufregend is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31281, 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]. aufregend is at rank #13,770, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩t].
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 31281, this pair ranks #1,731,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of auflegen vs aufregend
Shared letters: aefgnu. Private to "auflegen": l. Private to "aufregend": dr.
"auflegen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "aufregend" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "auflegen" for "aufregend" ever safe?
Which is more common, "auflegen" or "aufregend"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "auflegen" and "aufregend" 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 "aufregend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,731,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auflegen" and "aufregend" 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 #1,731,291 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.