AufträgevsAuftragsTell them apart

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

#7,149
“Aufträge” frequency rank
#33,980
“Auftrags” frequency rank
41129
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aufträge Auftrags
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auftrag Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Auftrag

Where the eye mixes Aufträge and Auftrags

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Aufträge (VVCCCVCV) and Auftrags (VVCCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

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Aufträge
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Auftrags

Look-alike desk: Aufträge vs Auftrags

A purely visual mix-up. Aufträge ([ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɛːɡə]) and Auftrags ([ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁaːks]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Aufträge is recorded at frequency rank #7,149, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɛːɡə]. Auftrags is at rank #33,980, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁaːks].

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 41129, this pair ranks #1,488,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Aufträge vs Auftrags

Shared letters: afgrtu. Private to "Aufträge": eä. Private to "Auftrags": s.

"Aufträge" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCV  ·  "Auftrags" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Auftrags ← afutrags · aufftrags · aufrtags · auftargs · auftraggs · auftragss · auftrasg · auftrgas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Aufträge" and "Auftrags" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɛːɡə] versus [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁaːks]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Aufträge" or "Auftrags"?
"Aufträge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,149 in our German list, against #33,980 for "Auftrags". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Aufträge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Auftrags" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,488,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Aufträge" and "Auftrags" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auftragen vs Auftrags". 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 #1,488,478 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