aushältvsaussagtTell them apart

Which to use

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

#32,426
“aushält” frequency rank
#24,625
“aussagt” frequency rank
57051
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aushält aussagt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aushalten 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aussagen

Where the eye mixes aushält and aussagt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. aushält and aussagt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
aushält
7 ch
aussagt

Look-alike desk: aushält vs aussagt

A purely visual mix-up. aushält ([ˈaʊ̯shɛlt]) and aussagt ([ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːkt]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aushält is recorded at frequency rank #32,426, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯shɛlt]. aussagt is at rank #24,625, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːkt].

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 57051, this pair ranks #916,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aushält vs aussagt

Shared letters: astu. Private to "aushält": hlä. Private to "aussagt": g.

"aushält" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC  ·  "aussagt" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aussagt ← asusagt · ausagt · ausasgt · aussaggt · aussagtt · aussatg · aussgat · außagt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aushält" and "aussagt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯shɛlt] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aushält" or "aussagt"?
"aussagt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,625 in our German list, against #32,426 for "aushält". 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 "aushält" and "aussagt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aushält" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aussagt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #916,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aushält" and "aussagt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aushält vs auszahlt". 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 #916,454 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