Which to use
“auftrat” is a verb and “Auftritt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,135
- “auftrat” frequency rank
- #2,049
- “Auftritt” frequency rank
- 21184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auftrat | Auftritt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auftreten | bestimmte Konstellation des Personals auf der Bühne; bei Personen- oder Szenewechsel beginnt ein neuer Auftritt |
Where the eye mixes auftrat and Auftritt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: auftrat vs Auftritt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: auftrat is [ˈaʊ̯ftʁaːt] while Auftritt is [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɪt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auftrat is recorded at frequency rank #19,135, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ftʁaːt]. Auftritt is at rank #2,049, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɪt].
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 21184, this pair ranks #1,889,212 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of auftrat vs Auftritt
Shared letters: afrtu. Private to "auftrat": -. Private to "Auftritt": i.
"auftrat" · 7 letters · shape VVCCCVC · "Auftritt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "auftrat" and "Auftritt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "auftrat" or "Auftritt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "auftrat" and "Auftritt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "auftrat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Auftritt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,889,212 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auftrat" and "Auftritt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Auftrags vs auftrat". 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 #1,889,212 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.