aufzuteilenvsaufzuweisenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#39,804
“aufzuteilen” frequency rank
#45,137
“aufzuweisen” frequency rank
84941
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aufzuteilen aufzuweisen
Definition erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aufteilen erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aufweisen

Where the eye mixes aufzuteilen and aufzuweisen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. aufzuteilen and aufzuweisen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
aufzuteilen
11 ch
aufzuweisen

Visual trap between aufzuteilen and aufzuweisen

A purely visual mix-up. aufzuteilen ([ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌtaɪ̯lən]) and aufzuweisen ([ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) 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 84941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aufzuteilen is recorded at frequency rank #39,804, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌtaɪ̯lən]. aufzuweisen is at rank #45,137, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩].

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 84941, this pair ranks #115,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aufzuteilen vs aufzuweisen

Shared letters: aefinuz. Private to "aufzuteilen": lt. Private to "aufzuweisen": sw.

"aufzuteilen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC  ·  "aufzuweisen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aufzuteilenafuzuteilen · auffzuteilen · aufuzteilen · aufztueilen · aufzuetilen · aufzuteieln · aufzuteilenn · aufzuteillen
  • aufzuweisenafuzuweisen · auffzuweisen · aufuzweisen · aufzuewisen · aufzuweiesn · aufzuweisenn · aufzuweisne · aufzuweissen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aufzuteilen" and "aufzuweisen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌtaɪ̯lən] versus [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aufzuteilen" or "aufzuweisen"?
"aufzuteilen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,804 in our German list, against #45,137 for "aufzuweisen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aufzuteilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aufzuweisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #115,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aufzuteilen" and "aufzuweisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abzuweisen 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 #115,860 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