Which to use
“Ausgang” and “Ausland” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,766
- “Ausgang” frequency rank
- #1,540
- “Ausland” frequency rank
- 6306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausgang | Ausland |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine aus einem abgeschlossenen Anwesen, Raum oder Gebäude hinausführende Gebäudeöffnung, Tür (oder dgl.), durch die dieser Raum oder das Gebäude, von innen betrachtet, verlassen werden kann. Meist ist der Ausgang die gleiche Gebäudeöffnung wie der Eingang, der Ort, der die Möglichkeit, einen relativ und in sich abgeschlossenen Raum zu verlassen, bietet | Land oder Länder außerhalb des eigenen Staatsgebiets |
Where the eye mixes Ausgang and Ausland
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Ausgang and Ausland follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Ausgang with Ausland
A purely visual mix-up. Ausgang ([ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaŋ]) and Ausland ([ˈaʊ̯slant]) 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 6306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausgang is recorded at frequency rank #4,766, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌɡaŋ]. Ausland is at rank #1,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯slant].
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 6306, this pair ranks #1,992,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ausgang vs Ausland
Shared letters: ansu. Private to "Ausgang": g. Private to "Ausland": dl.
"Ausgang" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "Ausland" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ausgang" for "Ausland" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Ausgang" vs "Ausland" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Ausgang" and "Ausland" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausgang" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausland" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,992,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausgang" and "Ausland" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgab vs Ausgang". 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 #1,992,072 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.