Which to use
“auftragen” and “austragen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,529
- “auftragen” frequency rank
- #21,172
- “austragen” frequency rank
- 49701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auftragen | austragen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Speisen auf dem Tisch servieren; ein Thema ansprechen | etwas verschiedenen Empfängern zubringen |
Where the eye mixes auftragen and austragen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. auftragen and austragen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses auftragen with austragen
A purely visual mix-up. auftragen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁaːɡn̩]) and austragen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁaːɡn̩]) 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 “auftragen” becomes s in “austragen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auftragen is recorded at frequency rank #28,529, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌtʁaːɡn̩]. 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 49701, this pair ranks #1,201,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of auftragen vs austragen
Shared letters: aegnrtu. Private to "auftragen": f. Private to "austragen": s.
"auftragen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC · "austragen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "auftragen" and "austragen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "auftragen" or "austragen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "auftragen" 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 #1,201,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auftragen" and "austragen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abtragen vs auftragen". 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 #1,201,540 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.