Which to use
“aufweisen” and “aufweist” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,390
- “aufweisen” frequency rank
- #8,985
- “aufweist” frequency rank
- 15375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufweisen | aufweist |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas als Merkmal haben | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufweisen |
Where the eye mixes aufweisen and aufweist
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aufweisen runs 9 letters (VVCCVVCVC) against aufweist's 8 (VVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aufweisen and aufweist
A purely visual mix-up. aufweisen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) and aufweist ([ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯st]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15375, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufweisen is recorded at frequency rank #6,390, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯zn̩]. aufweist is at rank #8,985, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯st].
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 15375, this pair ranks #1,944,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufweisen vs aufweist
Shared letters: aefisuw. Private to "aufweisen": n. Private to "aufweist": t.
"aufweisen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "aufweist" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufweisen" and "aufweist" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aufweisen" or "aufweist"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aufweisen" and "aufweist" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufweisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufweist" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,944,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufweisen" and "aufweist" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufwecken vs aufweisen". 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 #1,944,366 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.