Which to use
“aufzählen” and “auswählen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,013
- “aufzählen” frequency rank
- #10,615
- “auswählen” frequency rank
- 39628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufzählen | auswählen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem etwas im Einzelnen und nacheinander nennen | sich für eine von mehreren Möglichkeiten entscheiden |
Where the eye mixes aufzählen and auswählen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aufzählen and auswählen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aufzählen vs auswählen
A purely visual mix-up. aufzählen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡sɛːlən]) and auswählen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛːlən]) 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 39628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufzählen is recorded at frequency rank #29,013, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡sɛːlən]. auswählen is at rank #10,615, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛːlən].
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 39628, this pair ranks #1,531,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufzählen vs auswählen
Shared letters: aehlnuä. Private to "aufzählen": fz. Private to "auswählen": sw.
"aufzählen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "auswählen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aufzählen" for "auswählen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aufzählen" vs "auswählen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aufzählen" and "auswählen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufzählen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auswählen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,531,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufzählen" and "auswählen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufzählen vs aufzuholen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,531,436 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.