Which to use
“aufregen” is a verb and “Aufreger” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,512
- “aufregen” frequency rank
- #35,072
- “Aufreger” frequency rank
- 43584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufregen | Aufreger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden erregen, unruhig machen | jemand oder etwas, das Menschen in innere Unruhe, Erregung versetzt und auf ihre Ablehnung trifft |
Where the eye mixes aufregen and Aufreger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aufregen and Aufreger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses aufregen with Aufreger
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aufregen is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩] while Aufreger is [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “aufregen” becomes r in “Aufreger”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufregen is recorded at frequency rank #8,512, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩]. Aufreger is at rank #35,072, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡɐ].
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 43584, this pair ranks #1,413,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aufregen vs Aufreger
Shared letters: aefgru. Private to "aufregen": n. Private to "Aufreger": -.
"aufregen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "Aufreger" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aufregen" for "Aufreger" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aufregen" or "Aufreger"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aufregen" and "Aufreger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufregen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Aufreger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,413,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufregen" and "Aufreger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aufreger vs aufregt". 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 #1,413,498 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.