Which to use
“aufweisen” and “aufwiesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,390
- “aufweisen” frequency rank
- #37,368
- “aufwiesen” frequency rank
- 43758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufweisen | aufwiesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas als Merkmal haben | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufweisen |
Where the eye mixes aufweisen and aufwiesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aufweisen and aufwiesen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aufweisen vs aufwiesen
A purely visual mix-up. aufweisen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) and aufwiesen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌviːzn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (ei ↔ ie) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43758, 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]. aufwiesen is at rank #37,368, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌviːzn̩].
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 43758, this pair ranks #1,407,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aufweisen vs aufwiesen
Shared letters: aefinsuw. Private to "aufweisen": -. Private to "aufwiesen": -.
"aufweisen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "aufwiesen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "aufweisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufwiesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,407,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufweisen" and "aufwiesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufwies vs aufwiesen". 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 #1,407,882 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.