AuflagevsAusflügeConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#2,579
“Auflage” frequency rank
#15,560
“Ausflüge” frequency rank
18139
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Auflage Ausflüge
Definition besondere Bedingung, die jemand erfüllen muss, um die Erlaubnis für etwas anderes zu erhalten Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausflug

Where the eye mixes Auflage and Ausflüge

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Auflage runs 7 letters (VVCCVCV) against Ausflüge's 8 (VVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Auflage
8 ch
Ausflüge

Visual trap between Auflage and Ausflüge

A purely visual mix-up. Auflage ([ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːɡə]) and Ausflüge ([ˈaʊ̯sˌflyːɡə]) 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 18139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Auflage is recorded at frequency rank #2,579, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːɡə]. Ausflüge is at rank #15,560, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌflyːɡə].

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 18139, this pair ranks #1,921,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Auflage vs Ausflüge

Shared letters: aefglu. Private to "Auflage": -. Private to "Ausflüge": sü.

"Auflage" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV  ·  "Ausflüge" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Auflage ← afulage · aufalge · aufflage · auflaeg · auflagge · auflgae · aufllage · aulfage

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Auflage" and "Ausflüge" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːɡə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌflyːɡə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Auflage" or "Ausflüge"?
"Auflage" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,579 in our German list, against #15,560 for "Ausflüge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Auflage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausflüge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,921,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Auflage" and "Ausflüge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausflüge 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 #1,921,025 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