ausfüllenvsausrollenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#10,810
“ausfüllen” frequency rank
#49,496
“ausrollen” frequency rank
60306
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausfüllen ausrollen
Definition ein Formular ergänzen der ganzen Länge nach flach ausbreiten, aufwickeln

Where the eye mixes ausfüllen and ausrollen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausfüllen and ausrollen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
ausfüllen
9 ch
ausrollen

Look-alike desk: ausfüllen vs ausrollen

A purely visual mix-up. ausfüllen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌfʏlən]) and ausrollen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔlən]) 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 60306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausfüllen is recorded at frequency rank #10,810, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌfʏlən]. ausrollen is at rank #49,496, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔlən].

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 60306, this pair ranks #791,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausfüllen vs ausrollen

Shared letters: aelnsu. Private to "ausfüllen": fü. Private to "ausrollen": or.

"ausfüllen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC  ·  "ausrollen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausrollen ← asurollen · aursollen · ausorllen · ausrlolen · ausroleln · ausrolen · ausrollenn · ausrollne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ausfüllen" and "ausrollen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌfʏlən] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔlən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ausfüllen" vs "ausrollen" - which ranks higher?
"ausfüllen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,810 in our German list, against #49,496 for "ausrollen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausfüllen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausrollen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #791,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausfüllen" and "ausrollen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausrollen vs ausrotten". 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 #791,916 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