Which to use
“ausfahren” and “auswählen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,393
- “ausfahren” frequency rank
- #10,615
- “auswählen” frequency rank
- 51008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausfahren | auswählen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (jemanden) mit einem Fahrzeug, Kinderwagen, Rollstuhl oder Ähnlichem auf einen Ausflug, eine Ausfahrt mitnehmen | sich für eine von mehreren Möglichkeiten entscheiden |
Where the eye mixes ausfahren and auswählen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ausfahren and auswählen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ausfahren vs auswählen
A purely visual mix-up. ausfahren ([ˈaʊ̯sˌfaːʁən]) and auswählen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛːlən]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausfahren is recorded at frequency rank #40,393, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌfaːʁən]. auswählen is at rank #10,615, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛːlən].
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 51008, this pair ranks #1,152,030 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausfahren vs auswählen
Shared letters: aehnsu. Private to "ausfahren": fr. Private to "auswählen": lwä.
"ausfahren" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "auswählen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausfahren ← asufahren · aufsahren · ausafhren · ausfahern · ausfahhren · ausfahrenn · ausfahrne · ausfahrren
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausfahren" and "auswählen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ausfahren" or "auswählen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausfahren" and "auswählen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausfahren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auswählen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,152,030 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausfahren" and "auswählen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausfahren vs Ausfahrten". 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 #1,152,030 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.