Which to use
“Ausfall” and “Auswahl” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,169
- “Ausfall” frequency rank
- #1,152
- “Auswahl” frequency rank
- 9321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausfall | Auswahl |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Versagen oder Verlust eines Systems oder eines seiner Teile | der Vorgang, bei dem etwas mit gewünschten Merkmalen aus einer Menge entnommen wird |
Where the eye mixes Ausfall and Auswahl
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Ausfall and Auswahl follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Ausfall vs Auswahl
A purely visual mix-up. Ausfall ([ˈaʊ̯sfal]) and Auswahl ([ˈaʊ̯svaːl]) 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 9321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausfall is recorded at frequency rank #8,169, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sfal]. Auswahl is at rank #1,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯svaːl].
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 9321, this pair ranks #1,980,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ausfall vs Auswahl
Shared letters: alsu. Private to "Ausfall": f. Private to "Auswahl": hw.
"Ausfall" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "Auswahl" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Ausfall" and "Auswahl" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Ausfall" vs "Auswahl" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Ausfall" and "Auswahl" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausfall" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Auswahl" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,980,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausfall" and "Auswahl" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausfall vs ausfüllt". 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 #1,980,523 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.