Which to use
“auflegen” and “aufzeigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,511
- “auflegen” frequency rank
- #12,234
- “aufzeigen” frequency rank
- 29745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auflegen | aufzeigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas auf etwas liegend positionieren | sich melden; mit dem Finger nach oben zeigen |
Where the eye mixes auflegen and aufzeigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. auflegen runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against aufzeigen's 9 (VVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: auflegen vs aufzeigen
A purely visual mix-up. auflegen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌleːɡn̩]) and aufzeigen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡saɪ̯ɡn̩]) 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 29745, 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]. aufzeigen is at rank #12,234, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡saɪ̯ɡn̩].
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 29745, this pair ranks #1,761,095 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of auflegen vs aufzeigen
Shared letters: aefgnu. Private to "auflegen": l. Private to "aufzeigen": iz.
"auflegen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "aufzeigen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "auflegen" and "aufzeigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "auflegen" vs "aufzeigen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "auflegen" and "aufzeigen" 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 "aufzeigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,761,095 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auflegen" and "aufzeigen" 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 #1,761,095 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.