AnzügevsAuszügeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#24,609
“Anzüge” frequency rank
#18,482
“Auszüge” frequency rank
43091
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Anzüge Auszüge
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anzug Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auszug

Where the eye mixes Anzüge and Auszüge

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Anzüge runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against Auszüge's 7 (VVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Anzüge
7 ch
Auszüge

Visual trap between Anzüge and Auszüge

A purely visual mix-up. Anzüge ([ˈant͡syːɡə]) and Auszüge ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡə]) 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 43091, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Anzüge is recorded at frequency rank #24,609, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈant͡syːɡə]. Auszüge is at rank #18,482, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡə].

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 43091, this pair ranks #1,428,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Anzüge vs Auszüge

Shared letters: aegzü. Private to "Anzüge": n. Private to "Auszüge": su.

"Anzüge" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "Auszüge" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Anzüge" and "Auszüge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈant͡syːɡə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Anzüge" or "Auszüge"?
"Auszüge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,482 in our German list, against #24,609 for "Anzüge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Anzüge" and "Auszüge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Anzüge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Auszüge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,428,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Anzüge" and "Auszüge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Anzüge vs azure". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,428,926 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