aushandelnvsAusländernWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: aushandeln is a verb, Ausländern is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“aushandeln” is a verb and “Ausländern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,425
“aushandeln” frequency rank
#14,011
“Ausländern” frequency rank
46436
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aushandeln Ausländern
Definition mit jemandem über etwas verhandeln, sprechen, mit dem Ziel, zu einer Vereinbarung zu kommen Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ausländer

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aushandeln and Ausländern apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
aushandeln
10 ch
Ausländern

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aushandeln is [ˈaʊ̯sˌhandl̩n] while Ausländern is [ˈaʊ̯sˌlɛndɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aushandeln is recorded at frequency rank #32,425, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌhandl̩n]. Ausländern is at rank #14,011, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌlɛndɐn].

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 46436, this pair ranks #1,319,157 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aushandeln vs Ausländern

Shared letters: adelnsu. Private to "aushandeln": h. Private to "Ausländern": .

"aushandeln" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCC  ·  "Ausländern" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aushandelnasuhandeln · auhsandeln · ausahndeln · aushadneln · aushanddeln · aushandelln · aushandelnn · aushandenl

Frequency comparison

aushandeln#32,425
Ausländern#14,011

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aushandeln" and "Ausländern" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aushandeln" is a verb and "Ausländern" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aushandeln" or "Ausländern"?
"Ausländern" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,011 in our German list, against #32,425 for "aushandeln". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aushandeln vs Ausländern

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “aushandeln”; for a noun, it's “Ausländern”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aushandeln” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list