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

#11,812
“aufzustellen” frequency rank
#39,804
“aufzuteilen” frequency rank
51616
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufzustellen aufzuteilen
Definition erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aufstellen erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aufteilen

Where the eye mixes aufzustellen and aufzuteilen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

12 ch
aufzustellen
11 ch
aufzuteilen

Look-alike desk: aufzustellen vs aufzuteilen

A purely visual mix-up. aufzustellen ([ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌʃtɛlən]) and aufzuteilen ([ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌtaɪ̯lən]) 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 51616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufzustellen is recorded at frequency rank #11,812, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌʃtɛlən]. aufzuteilen is at rank #39,804, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌtaɪ̯lən].

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 51616, this pair ranks #1,128,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aufzustellen vs aufzuteilen

Shared letters: aeflntuz. Private to "aufzustellen": s. Private to "aufzuteilen": i.

"aufzustellen" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVC  ·  "aufzuteilen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aufzustellenafuzustellen · auffzustellen · aufuzstellen · aufzsutellen · aufzusetllen · aufzusstellen · aufzusteleln · aufzustelen
  • aufzuteilenafuzuteilen · auffzuteilen · aufuzteilen · aufztueilen · aufzuetilen · aufzuteieln · aufzuteilenn · aufzuteillen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aufzustellen" and "aufzuteilen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌʃtɛlən] versus [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌtaɪ̯lən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "aufzustellen" or "aufzuteilen" show up more?
"aufzustellen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,812 in our German list, against #39,804 for "aufzuteilen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "aufzustellen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufzuteilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,128,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufzustellen" and "aufzuteilen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufzuteilen vs aufzuweisen". 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 #1,128,703 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