Which to use
“aufpassen” and “auslassen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,243
- “aufpassen” frequency rank
- #22,632
- “auslassen” frequency rank
- 27875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufpassen | auslassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas aufmerksam verfolgen | aus einer Menge etwas nicht heranziehen, nicht verwenden |
Where the eye mixes aufpassen and auslassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aufpassen and auslassen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aufpassen and auslassen
A purely visual mix-up. aufpassen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌpasn̩]) and auslassen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌlasn̩]) 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 27875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufpassen is recorded at frequency rank #5,243, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌpasn̩]. auslassen is at rank #22,632, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌlasn̩].
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 27875, this pair ranks #1,794,402 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufpassen vs auslassen
Shared letters: aensu. Private to "aufpassen": fp. Private to "auslassen": l.
"aufpassen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "auslassen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aufpassen" for "auslassen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aufpassen" or "auslassen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aufpassen" and "auslassen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufpassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auslassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,794,402 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufpassen" and "auslassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anlassen vs auslassen". 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 #1,794,402 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.