Which to use
“auflegen” and “ausleben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,511
- “auflegen” frequency rank
- #16,357
- “ausleben” frequency rank
- 33868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auflegen | ausleben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas auf etwas liegend positionieren | eine Absicht in die Tat umsetzen und längere Zeit verwirklichen |
Where the eye mixes auflegen and ausleben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. auflegen and ausleben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between auflegen and ausleben
A purely visual mix-up. auflegen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌleːɡn̩]) and ausleben ([ˈaʊ̯sˌleːbn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33868, 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]. ausleben is at rank #16,357, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌleːbn̩].
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 33868, this pair ranks #1,676,251 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of auflegen vs ausleben
Shared letters: aelnu. Private to "auflegen": fg. Private to "ausleben": bs.
"auflegen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "ausleben" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "auflegen" for "ausleben" ever safe?
Frequency check: "auflegen" vs "ausleben" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "auflegen" and "ausleben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "auflegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausleben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,676,251 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auflegen" and "ausleben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auflegen vs Aufzügen". 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 #1,676,251 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.