AugesvsAutosTell them apart

Which to use

“Auges” and “Autos” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,839
“Auges” frequency rank
#1,314
“Autos” frequency rank
25153
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Auges Autos
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Auge Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Auto

Where the eye mixes Auges and Autos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Auges and Autos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
Auges
5 ch
Autos

Why the eye confuses Auges with Autos

A purely visual mix-up. Auges ([ˈaʊ̯ɡəs]) and Autos ([ˈaʊ̯tos]) 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 25153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Auges is recorded at frequency rank #23,839, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ɡəs]. Autos is at rank #1,314, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯tos].

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 25153, this pair ranks #1,837,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Auges vs Autos

Shared letters: asu. Private to "Auges": eg. Private to "Autos": ot.

"Auges" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC  ·  "Autos" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Auges ← agues · auegs · augess · augges · augse · uages
  • Autos ← atuos · auots · autoss · autso · auttos · uatos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Auges" and "Autos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯ɡəs] versus [ˈaʊ̯tos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Auges" or "Autos" show up more?
"Autos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,314 in our German list, against #23,839 for "Auges". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Auges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Autos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,837,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Auges" and "Autos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ages vs Auges". 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 #1,837,392 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list