Which to use
“auflisten” and “ausmisten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,959
- “auflisten” frequency rank
- #45,778
- “ausmisten” frequency rank
- 93737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auflisten | ausmisten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bestimmte Dinge untereinander notieren | von Stroh und Kot (Mist) befreien, Mist aus etwas entfernen |
Where the eye mixes auflisten and ausmisten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. auflisten and ausmisten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses auflisten with ausmisten
A purely visual mix-up. auflisten ([ˈaʊ̯fˌlɪstn̩]) and ausmisten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌmɪstn̩]) 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 93737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auflisten is recorded at frequency rank #47,959, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌlɪstn̩]. ausmisten is at rank #45,778, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌmɪstn̩].
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 93737, this pair ranks #20,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of auflisten vs ausmisten
Shared letters: aeinstu. Private to "auflisten": fl. Private to "ausmisten": m.
"auflisten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "ausmisten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "auflisten" and "ausmisten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "auflisten" or "ausmisten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "auflisten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausmisten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auflisten" and "ausmisten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auflisten vs Autisten". 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 #20,867 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.