Which to use
“abspielen” and “ausspielen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,621
- “abspielen” frequency rank
- #25,053
- “ausspielen” frequency rank
- 41674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abspielen | ausspielen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Spielgerät ins Spiel geben, an einen Mitspieler weitergeben, ihm zuspielen | sein Spiel mit jemandem treiben, ihn austricksen, hintergehen, täuschen, überlisten |
Where the eye mixes abspielen and ausspielen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: abspielen vs ausspielen
A purely visual mix-up. abspielen ([ˈapˌʃpiːlən]) and ausspielen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpiːlən]) 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 41674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abspielen is recorded at frequency rank #16,621, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌʃpiːlən]. ausspielen is at rank #25,053, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpiːlən].
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 41674, this pair ranks #1,472,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abspielen vs ausspielen
Shared letters: aeilnps. Private to "abspielen": b. Private to "ausspielen": u.
"abspielen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC · "ausspielen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abspielen ← abbspielen · abpsielen · absipelen · abspeilen · abspieeln · abspielenn · abspiellen · abspielne
- ausspielen ← asuspielen · auspielen · auspsielen · aussipelen · ausspeilen · ausspieeln · ausspielenn · ausspiellen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abspielen" and "ausspielen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "abspielen" or "ausspielen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abspielen" and "ausspielen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abspielen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausspielen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,472,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abspielen" and "ausspielen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anspielen vs ausspielen". 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 #1,472,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.