Which to use
“aufzustellen” and “auszustellen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,812
- “aufzustellen” frequency rank
- #30,932
- “auszustellen” frequency rank
- 42744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufzustellen | auszustellen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aufstellen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausstellen |
Where the eye mixes aufzustellen and auszustellen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. aufzustellen and auszustellen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aufzustellen vs auszustellen
A purely visual mix-up. aufzustellen ([ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌʃtɛlən]) and auszustellen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌʃtɛlən]) 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 a single letter - f in “aufzustellen” becomes s in “auszustellen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42744, 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]. auszustellen is at rank #30,932, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌʃtɛlən].
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 42744, this pair ranks #1,439,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aufzustellen vs auszustellen
Shared letters: aelnstuz. Private to "aufzustellen": f. Private to "auszustellen": -.
"aufzustellen" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVC · "auszustellen" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aufzustellen ← afuzustellen · auffzustellen · aufuzstellen · aufzsutellen · aufzusetllen · aufzusstellen · aufzusteleln · aufzustelen
- auszustellen ← asuzustellen · ausszustellen · ausuzstellen · auszsutellen · auszusetllen · auszusstellen · auszusteleln · auszustelen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufzustellen" and "auszustellen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "aufzustellen" or "auszustellen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aufzustellen" and "auszustellen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufzustellen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszustellen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,439,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufzustellen" and "auszustellen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auszusteigen vs auszustellen". 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 #1,439,849 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.