AuflistungvsAuflösungTell them apart

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“Auflistung” and “Auflösung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,557
“Auflistung” frequency rank
#2,380
“Auflösung” frequency rank
17937
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Auflistung Auflösung
Definition listenartige Anordnung von Informationen das Aufheben, Beenden von etwas

Where the eye mixes Auflistung and Auflösung

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Auflistung runs 10 letters (VVCCVCCVCC) against Auflösung's 9 (VVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Auflistung
9 ch
Auflösung

Look-alike desk: Auflistung vs Auflösung

A purely visual mix-up. Auflistung ([ˈaʊ̯fˌlɪstʊŋ]) and Auflösung ([ˈaʊ̯fˌløːzʊŋ]) 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 17937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Auflistung is recorded at frequency rank #15,557, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌlɪstʊŋ]. Auflösung is at rank #2,380, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌløːzʊŋ].

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 17937, this pair ranks #1,922,902 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Auflistung vs Auflösung

Shared letters: afglnsu. Private to "Auflistung": it. Private to "Auflösung": ö.

"Auflistung" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCC  ·  "Auflösung" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Auflistung ← afulistung · aufflistung · aufilstung · auflisstung · auflistnug · auflisttung · auflistugn · auflistungg

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Auflistung" and "Auflösung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fˌlɪstʊŋ] versus [ˈaʊ̯fˌløːzʊŋ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Auflistung" or "Auflösung" show up more?
"Auflösung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,380 in our German list, against #15,557 for "Auflistung". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Auflistung" and "Auflösung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Auflistung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Auflösung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,922,902 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Auflistung" and "Auflösung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auflisten vs Auflistung". 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 #1,922,902 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list