AuslagenvsAussageConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#38,605
“Auslagen” frequency rank
#1,759
“Aussage” frequency rank
40364
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Auslagen Aussage
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auslage Erklärung, Bekundung, Feststellung; etwas Gesagtes, das die eigene Meinung beziehungsweise das eigene Wissen widerspiegelt

Where the eye mixes Auslagen and Aussage

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Auslagen
7 ch
Aussage

Look-alike desk: Auslagen vs Aussage

A purely visual mix-up. Auslagen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌlaːɡn̩]) and Aussage ([ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːɡə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Auslagen is recorded at frequency rank #38,605, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌlaːɡn̩]. Aussage is at rank #1,759, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːɡə].

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 40364, this pair ranks #1,510,627 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Auslagen vs Aussage

Shared letters: aegsu. Private to "Auslagen": ln. Private to "Aussage": -.

"Auslagen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC  ·  "Aussage" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Auslagenasulagen · aulsagen · ausalgen · auslaegn · auslagenn · auslaggen · auslagne · auslgaen
  • Aussageasusage · ausage · ausasge · aussaeg · aussagge · aussgae · außage · uassage

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Auslagen" for "Aussage" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌlaːɡn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːɡə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Auslagen" or "Aussage"?
"Aussage" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,759 in our German list, against #38,605 for "Auslagen". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Auslagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Aussage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,510,627 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Auslagen" and "Aussage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausbaden vs Auslagen". 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 #1,510,627 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