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Which to use

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

#28,072
“aufstellt” frequency rank
#48,738
“ausstellt” frequency rank
76810
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufstellt ausstellt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufstellen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausstellen

Where the eye mixes aufstellt and ausstellt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

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Look-alike desk: aufstellt vs ausstellt

A purely visual mix-up. aufstellt ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛlt]) and ausstellt ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtɛlt]) 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 a single letter - f in “aufstellt” becomes s in “ausstellt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufstellt is recorded at frequency rank #28,072, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛlt]. ausstellt is at rank #48,738, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtɛlt].

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 76810, this pair ranks #275,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aufstellt vs ausstellt

Shared letters: aelstu. Private to "aufstellt": f. Private to "ausstellt": -.

"aufstellt" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCC  ·  "ausstellt" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aufstelltafustellt · auffstellt · aufsetllt · aufsstellt · aufstelltt · aufstelt · aufsteltl · aufstlelt
  • ausstelltasustellt · aussetllt · ausstelltt · ausstelt · aussteltl · ausstlelt · aussttellt · austellt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aufstellt" for "ausstellt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛlt] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtɛlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aufstellt" vs "ausstellt" - which ranks higher?
"aufstellt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,072 in our German list, against #48,738 for "ausstellt". 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 "aufstellt" and "ausstellt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aufstellt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausstellt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #275,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufstellt" and "ausstellt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufstellte 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 #275,204 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