Which to use
“auftauchte” and “auftauchten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,630
- “auftauchte” frequency rank
- #37,973
- “auftauchten” frequency rank
- 60603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auftauchte | auftauchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auftauchen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auftauchen |
Where the eye mixes auftauchte and auftauchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. auftauchte runs 10 letters (VVCCVVCCCV) against auftauchten's 11 (VVCCVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses auftauchte with auftauchten
A purely visual mix-up. auftauchte ([ˈaʊ̯fˌtaʊ̯xtə]) and auftauchten ([ˈaʊ̯fˌtaʊ̯xtn̩]) 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) - “auftauchte” sits inside “auftauchten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auftauchte is recorded at frequency rank #22,630, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌtaʊ̯xtə]. auftauchten is at rank #37,973, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌtaʊ̯xtn̩].
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 60603, this pair ranks #780,846 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of auftauchte vs auftauchten
Shared letters: acefhtu. Private to "auftauchte": -. Private to "auftauchten": n.
"auftauchte" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCCCV · "auftauchten" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auftauchte ← afutauchte · aufatuchte · aufftauchte · auftacuhte · auftaucchte · auftauchet · auftauchhte · auftauchtte
- auftauchten ← afutauchten · aufatuchten · aufftauchten · auftacuhten · auftaucchten · auftauchetn · auftauchhten · auftauchtenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "auftauchte" for "auftauchten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "auftauchte" or "auftauchten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "auftauchte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auftauchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #780,846 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auftauchte" and "auftauchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auftaucht vs auftauchten". 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 #780,846 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.