Which to use
“aufmachen” and “aufmacht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,678
- “aufmachen” frequency rank
- #28,526
- “aufmacht” frequency rank
- 37204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufmachen | aufmacht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas öffnen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufmachen |
Where the eye mixes aufmachen and aufmacht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aufmachen runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against aufmacht's 8 (VVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aufmachen vs aufmacht
A purely visual mix-up. aufmachen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌmaxn̩]) and aufmacht ([ˈaʊ̯fˌmaxt]) 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 37204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufmachen is recorded at frequency rank #8,678, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌmaxn̩]. aufmacht is at rank #28,526, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌmaxt].
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 37204, this pair ranks #1,596,223 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufmachen vs aufmacht
Shared letters: acfhmu. Private to "aufmachen": en. Private to "aufmacht": t.
"aufmachen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "aufmacht" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufmachen" and "aufmacht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aufmachen" or "aufmacht"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aufmachen" and "aufmacht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufmachen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufmacht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,596,223 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufmachen" and "aufmacht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufmacht vs aufwache". 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 #1,596,223 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.