Which to use
“Auflagen” and “Auslagen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,798
- “Auflagen” frequency rank
- #38,605
- “Auslagen” frequency rank
- 44403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Auflagen | Auslagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auflage | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auslage |
Where the eye mixes Auflagen and Auslagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Auflagen and Auslagen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Auflagen vs Auslagen
A purely visual mix-up. Auflagen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːɡn̩]) and Auslagen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌlaːɡn̩]) 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 a single letter - f in “Auflagen” becomes s in “Auslagen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Auflagen is recorded at frequency rank #5,798, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːɡn̩]. Auslagen is at rank #38,605, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaːɡn̩].
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 44403, this pair ranks #1,387,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Auflagen vs Auslagen
Shared letters: aeglnu. Private to "Auflagen": f. Private to "Auslagen": s.
"Auflagen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "Auslagen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Auflagen" and "Auslagen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Auflagen" or "Auslagen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Auflagen" and "Auslagen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Auflagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Auslagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,387,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Auflagen" and "Auslagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausbaden vs Auslagen". 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 #1,387,305 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.