Which to use
“aufweisen” and “aufzeigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,390
- “aufweisen” frequency rank
- #12,234
- “aufzeigen” frequency rank
- 18624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufweisen | aufzeigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas als Merkmal haben | sich melden; mit dem Finger nach oben zeigen |
Where the eye mixes aufweisen and aufzeigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aufweisen and aufzeigen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aufweisen and aufzeigen
A purely visual mix-up. aufweisen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) and aufzeigen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡saɪ̯ɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18624, 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]. aufzeigen is at rank #12,234, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡saɪ̯ɡn̩].
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 18624, this pair ranks #1,916,474 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufweisen vs aufzeigen
Shared letters: aefinu. Private to "aufweisen": sw. Private to "aufzeigen": gz.
"aufweisen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "aufzeigen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aufweisen" for "aufzeigen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aufweisen" vs "aufzeigen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aufweisen" and "aufzeigen" 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 "aufzeigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,916,474 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufweisen" and "aufzeigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufzeigen vs Aufzügen". 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 #1,916,474 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.