Which to use
“Anflug” and “Ausflug” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,811
- “Anflug” frequency rank
- #6,153
- “Ausflug” frequency rank
- 25964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anflug | Ausflug |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Landen eines Flugzeugs (oder Flugtieres) | eine kurze Reise oder ein Abstecher, oft mit dem Ziel, sich zu erholen oder zu unterhalten |
Where the eye mixes Anflug and Ausflug
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Anflug runs 6 letters (VCCCVC) against Ausflug's 7 (VVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Anflug vs Ausflug
A purely visual mix-up. Anflug ([ˈanˌfluːk]) and Ausflug ([ˈaʊ̯sˌfluːk]) 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 25964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Anflug is recorded at frequency rank #19,811, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌfluːk]. Ausflug is at rank #6,153, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌfluːk].
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 25964, this pair ranks #1,825,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anflug vs Ausflug
Shared letters: afglu. Private to "Anflug": n. Private to "Ausflug": s.
"Anflug" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "Ausflug" · 7 letters · shape VVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Anflug" and "Ausflug" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Anflug" vs "Ausflug" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Anflug" and "Ausflug" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anflug" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausflug" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,825,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anflug" and "Ausflug" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausflug vs Ausfluss". 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 #1,825,313 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.