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“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.

11 ch
ausgetragen
9 ch
austragen

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌtʁaːɡn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁaːɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ausgetragen" vs "austragen" - which ranks higher?
"ausgetragen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,724 in our German list, against #21,172 for "austragen". 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 "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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list