AusflügevsAuszügeTell them apart

Which to use

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

#15,560
“Ausflüge” frequency rank
#18,482
“Auszüge” frequency rank
34042
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ausflüge Auszüge
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausflug Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auszug

Where the eye mixes Ausflüge and Auszüge

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Ausflüge runs 8 letters (VVCCCVCV) against Auszüge's 7 (VVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Ausflüge
7 ch
Auszüge

Why the eye confuses Ausflüge with Auszüge

A purely visual mix-up. Ausflüge ([ˈaʊ̯sˌflyːɡə]) and Auszüge ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡə]) 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 34042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ausflüge is recorded at frequency rank #15,560, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌflyːɡə]. Auszüge is at rank #18,482, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡə].

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 34042, this pair ranks #1,672,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ausflüge vs Auszüge

Shared letters: aegsuü. Private to "Ausflüge": fl. Private to "Auszüge": z.

"Ausflüge" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCV  ·  "Auszüge" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Ausflüge" and "Auszüge" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌflyːɡə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Ausflüge" or "Auszüge" show up more?
"Ausflüge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,560 in our German list, against #18,482 for "Auszüge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Ausflüge" and "Auszüge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausflüge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Auszüge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,672,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ausflüge" and "Auszüge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auszog vs Auszüge". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,672,283 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