AusflügenvsAuszügenWhich spelling fits?

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

#36,805
“Ausflügen” frequency rank
#36,203
“Auszügen” frequency rank
73008
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ausflügen Auszügen
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ausflug Dativ Plural des Substantivs Auszug

Where the eye mixes Ausflügen and Auszügen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Ausflügen runs 9 letters (VVCCCVCVC) against Auszügen's 8 (VVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Ausflügen
8 ch
Auszügen

Why the eye confuses Ausflügen with Auszügen

A purely visual mix-up. Ausflügen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌflyːɡn̩]) and Auszügen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡn̩]) 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 73008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ausflügen is recorded at frequency rank #36,805, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌflyːɡn̩]. Auszügen is at rank #36,203, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡn̩].

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 73008, this pair ranks #372,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Ausflügen vs Auszügen

Shared letters: aegnsuü. Private to "Ausflügen": fl. Private to "Auszügen": z.

"Ausflügen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC  ·  "Auszügen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Ausflügen" and "Auszügen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌflyːɡn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Ausflügen" vs "Auszügen" - which ranks higher?
"Auszügen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,203 in our German list, against #36,805 for "Ausflügen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausflügen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Auszügen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #372,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ausflügen" and "Auszügen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "absaugen vs Auszügen". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #372,271 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