AuftrittevsAuftrittsConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#6,634
“Auftritte” frequency rank
#38,599
“Auftritts” frequency rank
45233
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Auftritte Auftritts
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Auftritt Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Auftritt

Where the eye mixes Auftritte and Auftritts

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Auftritte (VVCCCVCCV) and Auftritts (VVCCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
Auftritte
9 ch
Auftritts

Visual trap between Auftritte and Auftritts

A purely visual mix-up. Auftritte ([ˈaʊ̯ftʁɪtə]) 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 a single letter - e in “Auftritte” becomes s in “Auftritts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Auftritte is recorded at frequency rank #6,634, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ftʁɪtə]. 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 45233, this pair ranks #1,360,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Auftritte vs Auftritts

Shared letters: afirtu. Private to "Auftritte": e. Private to "Auftritts": s.

"Auftritte" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCV  ·  "Auftritts" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Auftritte ← afutritte · aufftritte · aufrtitte · auftirtte · auftrite · auftritet · auftrritte · auftrtite
  • Auftritts ← afutritts · aufftritts · aufrtitts · auftirtts · auftrits · auftritst · auftrittss · auftrritts

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Auftritte" and "Auftritts" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯ftʁɪtə] versus [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɪt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Auftritte" or "Auftritts" show up more?
"Auftritte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,634 in our German list, against #38,599 for "Auftritts". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Auftritte" 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 #1,360,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Auftritte" 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 #1,360,029 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