Which to use
“Absage” and “Auslage” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,315
- “Absage” frequency rank
- #38,604
- “Auslage” frequency rank
- 47919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Absage | Auslage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mitteilung, dass etwas Geplantes nicht zustande kommt | die Präsentation feilgebotener Ware, zum Beispiel in Schaufenstern oder auf dem Markt |
Where the eye mixes Absage and Auslage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Absage runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against Auslage's 7 (VVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Absage and Auslage
A purely visual mix-up. Absage ([ˈapˌz̥aːɡə]) and Auslage ([ˈaʊ̯sˌlaːɡə]) 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 47919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Absage is recorded at frequency rank #9,315, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌz̥aːɡə]. Auslage is at rank #38,604, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaːɡə].
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 47919, this pair ranks #1,267,299 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Absage vs Auslage
Shared letters: aegs. Private to "Absage": b. Private to "Auslage": lu.
"Absage" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "Auslage" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Absage" and "Auslage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Absage" or "Auslage" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Absage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Auslage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,267,299 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Absage" and "Auslage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Auslage vs Auslagen". 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 #1,267,299 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.