Which to use
“ausgetragen” and “austragen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,724
- “ausgetragen” frequency rank
- #21,172
- “austragen” frequency rank
- 28896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausgetragen | austragen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs austragen | etwas verschiedenen Empfängern zubringen |
Where the eye mixes ausgetragen and austragen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausgetragen runs 11 letters (VVCCVCCVCVC) against austragen's 9 (VVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ausgetragen and austragen
A purely visual mix-up. ausgetragen ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌtʁaːɡn̩]) and austragen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁaːɡn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausgetragen is recorded at frequency rank #7,724, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌtʁaːɡn̩]. austragen is at rank #21,172, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁaːɡn̩].
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 28896, this pair ranks #1,776,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausgetragen vs austragen
Shared letters: aegnrstu. Private to "ausgetragen": -. Private to "austragen": -.
"ausgetragen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC · "austragen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausgetragen ← asugetragen · augsetragen · ausegtragen · ausgertagen · ausgetargen · ausgetraegn · ausgetragenn · ausgetraggen
- austragen ← asutragen · ausrtagen · ausstragen · austargen · austraegn · austragenn · austraggen · austragne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausgetragen" and "austragen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ausgetragen" vs "austragen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausgetragen" and "austragen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgetragen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "austragen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,776,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausgetragen" and "austragen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abtragen vs austragen". 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 #1,776,645 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.