Which to use
“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.
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?
In ordinary German text, does "Auflistung" or "Auflösung" show up more?
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.