Which to use
“absagen” and “aussagen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,793
- “absagen” frequency rank
- #2,050
- “aussagen” frequency rank
- 12843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | absagen | aussagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas Angekündigtes widerrufen, eine Veranstaltung oder sonstiges nicht stattfinden lassen | etwas mit Bestimmtheit sagen |
Where the eye mixes absagen and aussagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses absagen with aussagen
A purely visual mix-up. absagen ([ˈapˌzaːɡn̩]) and aussagen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːɡn̩]) 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 12843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
absagen is recorded at frequency rank #10,793, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌzaːɡn̩]. aussagen is at rank #2,050, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːɡn̩].
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 12843, this pair ranks #1,961,702 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of absagen vs aussagen
Shared letters: aegns. Private to "absagen": b. Private to "aussagen": u.
"absagen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "aussagen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "absagen" and "aussagen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "absagen" or "aussagen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "absagen" and "aussagen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "absagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aussagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,702 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "absagen" and "aussagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "absagen vs abtragen". 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 #1,961,702 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.