Which to use
“Aufträge” is a noun and “austragen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,149
- “Aufträge” frequency rank
- #21,172
- “austragen” frequency rank
- 28321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Aufträge | austragen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auftrag | etwas verschiedenen Empfängern zubringen |
Where the eye mixes Aufträge and austragen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Aufträge runs 8 letters (VVCCCVCV) against austragen's 9 (VVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Aufträge vs austragen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Aufträge is [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɛːɡə] while austragen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁaːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Aufträge is recorded at frequency rank #7,149, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁɛːɡə]. austragen is at rank #21,172, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁaːɡn̩].
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 28321, this pair ranks #1,786,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Aufträge vs austragen
Shared letters: aegrtu. Private to "Aufträge": fä. Private to "austragen": ns.
"Aufträge" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCV · "austragen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- austragen ← asutragen · ausrtagen · ausstragen · austargen · austraegn · austragenn · austraggen · austragne
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Aufträge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "austragen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,786,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Aufträge" and "austragen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abtragen vs austragen". 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 #1,786,865 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.