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“aufregen” and “auslegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,512
- “aufregen” frequency rank
- #22,261
- “auslegen” frequency rank
- 30773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufregen | auslegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden erregen, unruhig machen | eine Fläche mehr oder weniger lückenlos mit flächigen Teilen bedecken |
Where the eye mixes aufregen and auslegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aufregen and auslegen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aufregen vs auslegen
A purely visual mix-up. aufregen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩]) and auslegen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌleːɡn̩]) 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 30773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufregen is recorded at frequency rank #8,512, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩]. auslegen is at rank #22,261, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌleːɡn̩].
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 30773, this pair ranks #1,741,354 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufregen vs auslegen
Shared letters: aegnu. Private to "aufregen": fr. Private to "auslegen": ls.
"aufregen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "auslegen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "aufregen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auslegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,741,354 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufregen" and "auslegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Auslagen vs auslegen". 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 #1,741,354 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.