AufrufevsAufzügeTell them apart

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

#15,029
“Aufrufe” frequency rank
#29,479
“Aufzüge” frequency rank
44508
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aufrufe Aufzüge
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Aufruf Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Aufzug

Where the eye mixes Aufrufe and Aufzüge

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Aufrufe and Aufzüge follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
Aufrufe
7 ch
Aufzüge

Why the eye confuses Aufrufe with Aufzüge

A purely visual mix-up. Aufrufe ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʁuːfə]) and Aufzüge ([ˈaʊ̯ft͡syːɡə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44508, 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]. Aufzüge is at rank #29,479, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ft͡syːɡə].

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 44508, this pair ranks #1,383,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Aufrufe vs Aufzüge

Shared letters: aefu. Private to "Aufrufe": r. Private to "Aufzüge": gzü.

"Aufrufe" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV  ·  "Aufzüge" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Aufrufe ← afurufe · auffrufe · aufrfue · aufrrufe · aufruef · aufruffe · aufurfe · aurfufe

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Aufrufe" and "Aufzüge" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʁuːfə] versus [ˈaʊ̯ft͡syːɡə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Aufrufe" or "Aufzüge" show up more?
"Aufrufe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,029 in our German list, against #29,479 for "Aufzüge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Aufrufe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Aufzüge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,383,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Aufrufe" and "Aufzüge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aufzüge 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 #1,383,952 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