Which to use
“aufschlagen” and “ausschlagen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,629
- “aufschlagen” frequency rank
- #41,047
- “ausschlagen” frequency rank
- 63676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufschlagen | ausschlagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im Fallen hart aufprallen | Hilfsverb haben |
Where the eye mixes aufschlagen and ausschlagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. aufschlagen and ausschlagen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aufschlagen vs ausschlagen
A purely visual mix-up. aufschlagen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʃlaːɡn̩]) and ausschlagen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃlaːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - f in “aufschlagen” becomes s in “ausschlagen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufschlagen is recorded at frequency rank #22,629, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʃlaːɡn̩]. ausschlagen is at rank #41,047, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃlaːɡn̩].
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 63676, this pair ranks #668,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aufschlagen vs ausschlagen
Shared letters: aceghlnsu. Private to "aufschlagen": f. Private to "ausschlagen": -.
"aufschlagen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCCCCVCVC · "ausschlagen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aufschlagen ← afuschlagen · aufcshlagen · auffschlagen · aufscchlagen · aufschalgen · aufschhlagen · aufschlaegn · aufschlagenn
- ausschlagen ← asuschlagen · auschlagen · auscshlagen · ausscchlagen · ausschalgen · ausschhlagen · ausschlaegn · ausschlagenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufschlagen" and "ausschlagen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "aufschlagen" or "ausschlagen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aufschlagen" and "ausschlagen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufschlagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausschlagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #668,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufschlagen" and "ausschlagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abschlagen vs ausschlagen". 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 #668,317 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.