AufstellungvsAufteilungConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,142
“Aufstellung” frequency rank
#10,809
“Aufteilung” frequency rank
15951
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aufstellung Aufteilung
Definition Auflistung von Daten Zuordnung von Teilen eines Ganzen zu Personen, Ländern oder dergleichen

Where the eye mixes Aufstellung and Aufteilung

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

11 ch
Aufstellung
10 ch
Aufteilung

Visual trap between Aufstellung and Aufteilung

A purely visual mix-up. Aufstellung ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛlʊŋ]) and Aufteilung ([ˈaʊ̯ftaɪ̯lʊŋ]) 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 15951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Aufstellung is recorded at frequency rank #5,142, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛlʊŋ]. Aufteilung is at rank #10,809, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ftaɪ̯lʊŋ].

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 15951, this pair ranks #1,939,827 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Aufstellung vs Aufteilung

Shared letters: aefglntu. Private to "Aufstellung": s. Private to "Aufteilung": i.

"Aufstellung" · 11 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVCC  ·  "Aufteilung" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Aufstellungafustellung · auffstellung · aufsetllung · aufsstellung · aufstellnug · aufstellugn · aufstellungg · aufstellunng
  • Aufteilungafuteilung · aufetilung · auffteilung · aufteillung · aufteilnug · aufteilugn · aufteilungg · aufteilunng

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Aufstellung" and "Aufteilung" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtɛlʊŋ] versus [ˈaʊ̯ftaɪ̯lʊŋ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Aufstellung" or "Aufteilung"?
"Aufstellung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,142 in our German list, against #10,809 for "Aufteilung". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Aufstellung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Aufteilung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,939,827 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Aufstellung" and "Aufteilung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aufstellung vs Aufstellungen". 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 #1,939,827 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