AufrufvsAufrufeConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,457
“Aufruf” frequency rank
#15,029
“Aufrufe” frequency rank
20486
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aufruf Aufrufe
Definition öffentlicher Appell, etwas zu tun oder zu unterlassen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Aufruf

Where the eye mixes Aufruf and Aufrufe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Aufruf
7 ch
Aufrufe

Visual trap between Aufruf and Aufrufe

A purely visual mix-up. Aufruf ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʁuːf]) and Aufrufe ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʁuːfə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Aufruf” sits inside “Aufrufe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Aufruf is recorded at frequency rank #5,457, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁuːf]. Aufrufe is at rank #15,029, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁuːfə].

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 20486, this pair ranks #1,897,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Aufruf vs Aufrufe

Shared letters: afru. Private to "Aufruf": -. Private to "Aufrufe": e.

"Aufruf" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC  ·  "Aufrufe" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Aufrufafuruf · auffruf · aufrfu · aufrruf · aufruff · aufurf · aurfuf · uafruf
  • Aufrufeafurufe · auffrufe · aufrfue · aufrrufe · aufruef · aufruffe · aufurfe · aurfufe

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Aufruf" and "Aufrufe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʁuːf] versus [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁuːfə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Aufruf" vs "Aufrufe" - which ranks higher?
"Aufruf" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,457 in our German list, against #15,029 for "Aufrufe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Aufruf" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Aufrufe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,897,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Aufruf" and "Aufrufe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aufrufe vs Ausruf". 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 #1,897,125 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