Which to use
“Auftritt” and “Auftritte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,049
- “Auftritt” frequency rank
- #6,634
- “Auftritte” frequency rank
- 8683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Auftritt | Auftritte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bestimmte Konstellation des Personals auf der Bühne; bei Personen- oder Szenewechsel beginnt ein neuer Auftritt | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Auftritt |
Where the eye mixes Auftritt and Auftritte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Auftritt runs 8 letters (VVCCCVCC) against Auftritte's 9 (VVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Auftritt and Auftritte
A purely visual mix-up. Auftritt ([ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɪt]) and Auftritte ([ˈaʊ̯ftʁɪtə]) 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) - “Auftritt” sits inside “Auftritte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Auftritt is recorded at frequency rank #2,049, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɪt]. Auftritte is at rank #6,634, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ftʁɪtə].
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 8683, this pair ranks #1,983,301 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Auftritt vs Auftritte
Shared letters: afirtu. Private to "Auftritt": -. Private to "Auftritte": e.
"Auftritt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC · "Auftritte" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Auftritt" and "Auftritte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Auftritt" or "Auftritte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Auftritt" and "Auftritte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Auftritt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Auftritte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,301 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Auftritt" and "Auftritte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Auftritte vs Auftritts". 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 #1,983,301 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.