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

#6,152
“aufstellen” frequency rank
#28,072
“aufstellt” frequency rank
34224
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufstellen aufstellt
Definition etwas aufrichten 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufstellen

Where the eye mixes aufstellen and aufstellt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aufstellen runs 10 letters (VVCCCVCCVC) against aufstellt's 9 (VVCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
aufstellen
9 ch
aufstellt

Look-alike desk: aufstellen vs aufstellt

A purely visual mix-up. aufstellen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛlən]) and aufstellt ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛlt]) 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 34224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufstellen is recorded at frequency rank #6,152, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛlən]. aufstellt is at rank #28,072, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛlt].

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 34224, this pair ranks #1,668,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aufstellen vs aufstellt

Shared letters: aeflstu. Private to "aufstellen": n. Private to "aufstellt": -.

"aufstellen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVC  ·  "aufstellt" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aufstellenafustellen · auffstellen · aufsetllen · aufsstellen · aufsteleln · aufstelen · aufstellenn · aufstellne
  • aufstelltafustellt · auffstellt · aufsetllt · aufsstellt · aufstelltt · aufstelt · aufsteltl · aufstlelt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aufstellen" for "aufstellt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛlən] versus [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aufstellen" vs "aufstellt" - which ranks higher?
"aufstellen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,152 in our German list, against #28,072 for "aufstellt". 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 "aufstellen" and "aufstellt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aufstellen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufstellt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,668,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufstellen" and "aufstellt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufstellt vs ausstellt". 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 #1,668,256 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