AufzügevsAufzügenWhich spelling fits?

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

#29,479
“Aufzüge” frequency rank
#44,460
“Aufzügen” frequency rank
73939
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aufzüge Aufzügen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Aufzug Dativ Plural des Substantivs Aufzug

Where the eye mixes Aufzüge and Aufzügen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Aufzüge runs 7 letters (VVCCVCV) against Aufzügen's 8 (VVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Aufzüge
8 ch
Aufzügen

Look-alike desk: Aufzüge vs Aufzügen

A purely visual mix-up. Aufzüge ([ˈaʊ̯ft͡syːɡə]) and Aufzügen ([ˈaʊ̯ft͡syːɡn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Aufzüge” sits inside “Aufzügen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Aufzüge is recorded at frequency rank #29,479, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ft͡syːɡə]. Aufzügen is at rank #44,460, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ft͡syːɡn̩].

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 73939, this pair ranks #346,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Aufzüge vs Aufzügen

Shared letters: aefguzü. Private to "Aufzüge": -. Private to "Aufzügen": n.

"Aufzüge" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV  ·  "Aufzügen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Aufzüge" and "Aufzügen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯ft͡syːɡə] versus [ˈaʊ̯ft͡syːɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Aufzüge" or "Aufzügen" show up more?
"Aufzüge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,479 in our German list, against #44,460 for "Aufzügen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Aufzüge" and "Aufzügen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Aufzüge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Aufzügen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #346,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Aufzüge" and "Aufzügen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Anzügen vs Aufzügen". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #346,882 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