Which to use
“auflegen” is a verb and “Ausflügen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,511
- “auflegen” frequency rank
- #36,805
- “Ausflügen” frequency rank
- 54316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auflegen | Ausflügen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas auf etwas liegend positionieren | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ausflug |
Where the eye mixes auflegen and Ausflügen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. auflegen runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against Ausflügen's 9 (VVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between auflegen and Ausflügen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: auflegen is [ˈaʊ̯fˌleːɡn̩] while Ausflügen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌflyːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auflegen is recorded at frequency rank #17,511, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌleːɡn̩]. Ausflügen is at rank #36,805, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌflyːɡn̩].
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 54316, this pair ranks #1,023,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of auflegen vs Ausflügen
Shared letters: aefglnu. Private to "auflegen": -. Private to "Ausflügen": sü.
"auflegen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "Ausflügen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auflegen ← afulegen · aufelgen · aufflegen · aufleegn · auflegenn · aufleggen · auflegne · auflgeen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "auflegen" for "Ausflügen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "auflegen" or "Ausflügen" show up more?
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 "auflegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausflügen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,023,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auflegen" and "Ausflügen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aufzügen vs Ausflügen". 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 #1,023,631 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.