AusflugvsAuszugWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#6,153
“Ausflug” frequency rank
#6,763
“Auszug” frequency rank
12916
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ausflug Auszug
Definition eine kurze Reise oder ein Abstecher, oft mit dem Ziel, sich zu erholen oder zu unterhalten Vorgang, aus einem Raum oder einem Gebäude hinauszugehen

Where the eye mixes Ausflug and Auszug

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Ausflug runs 7 letters (VVCCCVC) against Auszug's 6 (VVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Ausflug
6 ch
Auszug

Visual trap between Ausflug and Auszug

A purely visual mix-up. Ausflug ([ˈaʊ̯sˌfluːk]) and Auszug ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suːk]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ausflug is recorded at frequency rank #6,153, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌfluːk]. Auszug is at rank #6,763, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suːk].

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 12916, this pair ranks #1,961,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ausflug vs Auszug

Shared letters: agsu. Private to "Ausflug": fl. Private to "Auszug": z.

"Ausflug" · 7 letters · shape VVCCCVC  ·  "Auszug" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ausflug ← asuflug · aufslug · ausfflug · ausflgu · ausfllug · ausflugg · ausfulg · auslfug
  • Auszug ← asuzug · ausszug · ausuzg · auszgu · auszugg · auszzug · auzsug · uaszug

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Ausflug" and "Auszug" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌfluːk] versus [ˈaʊ̯st͡suːk]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Ausflug" vs "Auszug" - which ranks higher?
"Ausflug" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,153 in our German list, against #6,763 for "Auszug". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausflug" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Auszug" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,961,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ausflug" and "Auszug" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausflug vs Ausfluss". 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 #1,961,241 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