AufrufevsAufrufenWhat's the difference?

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

#15,029
“Aufrufe” frequency rank
#13,096
“Aufrufen” frequency rank
28125
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aufrufe Aufrufen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Aufruf Dativ Plural des Substantivs Aufruf

Where the eye mixes Aufrufe and Aufrufen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Aufrufe
8 ch
Aufrufen

Look-alike desk: Aufrufe vs Aufrufen

A purely visual mix-up. Aufrufe ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʁuːfə]) and Aufrufen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʁuːfn̩]) 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) - “Aufrufe” sits inside “Aufrufen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Aufrufe is recorded at frequency rank #15,029, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁuːfə]. Aufrufen is at rank #13,096, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁuːfn̩].

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 28125, this pair ranks #1,790,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Aufrufe vs Aufrufen

Shared letters: aefru. Private to "Aufrufe": -. Private to "Aufrufen": n.

"Aufrufe" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV  ·  "Aufrufen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Aufrufeafurufe · auffrufe · aufrfue · aufrrufe · aufruef · aufruffe · aufurfe · aurfufe
  • Aufrufenafurufen · auffrufen · aufrfuen · aufrrufen · aufruefn · aufrufenn · aufruffen · aufrufne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Aufrufe" and "Aufrufen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʁuːfə] versus [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁuːfn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Aufrufe" or "Aufrufen" show up more?
"Aufrufen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,096 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Aufrufe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Aufrufen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,790,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Aufrufe" and "Aufrufen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aufrufen vs Aufzügen". 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 #1,790,119 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