Which to use
“Auftritt” and “Auftritts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,049
- “Auftritt” frequency rank
- #38,599
- “Auftritts” frequency rank
- 40648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Auftritt | Auftritts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bestimmte Konstellation des Personals auf der Bühne; bei Personen- oder Szenewechsel beginnt ein neuer Auftritt | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Auftritt |
Where the eye mixes Auftritt and Auftritts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Auftritt runs 8 letters (VVCCCVCC) against Auftritts's 9 (VVCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Auftritt vs Auftritts
A purely visual mix-up. Auftritt ([ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɪt]) and Auftritts ([ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɪt͡s]) 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 “Auftritts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40648, 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]. Auftritts is at rank #38,599, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɪt͡s].
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 40648, this pair ranks #1,502,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Auftritt vs Auftritts
Shared letters: afirtu. Private to "Auftritt": -. Private to "Auftritts": s.
"Auftritt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC · "Auftritts" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Auftritt" for "Auftritts" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Auftritt" or "Auftritts"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Auftritt" and "Auftritts" 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 "Auftritts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,502,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Auftritt" and "Auftritts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Auftritten 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 #1,502,398 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.