AuslagenvsAuszügenWhich spelling fits?

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

#38,605
“Auslagen” frequency rank
#36,203
“Auszügen” frequency rank
74808
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Auslagen Auszügen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auslage Dativ Plural des Substantivs Auszug

Where the eye mixes Auslagen and Auszügen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Auslagen and Auszügen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
Auslagen
8 ch
Auszügen

Why the eye confuses Auslagen with Auszügen

A purely visual mix-up. Auslagen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌlaːɡn̩]) and Auszügen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡn̩]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74808, 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]. Auszügen is at rank #36,203, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡn̩].

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 74808, this pair ranks #323,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Auslagen vs Auszügen

Shared letters: aegnsu. Private to "Auslagen": l. Private to "Auszügen": .

"Auslagen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC  ·  "Auszügen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Auslagenasulagen · aulsagen · ausalgen · auslaegn · auslagenn · auslaggen · auslagne · auslgaen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Auslagen" and "Auszügen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌlaːɡn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Auslagen" or "Auszügen" show up more?
"Auszügen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,203 in our German list, against #38,605 for "Auslagen". 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 "Auslagen" and "Auszügen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Auslagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Auszügen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #323,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Auslagen" and "Auszügen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "absaugen vs Auszügen". 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 #323,932 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