Which to use
“Ausland” and “Ausländer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,540
- “Ausland” frequency rank
- #3,796
- “Ausländer” frequency rank
- 5336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausland | Ausländer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Land oder Länder außerhalb des eigenen Staatsgebiets | Person aus dem Ausland (Herkunft aus einem anderen Land) |
Where the eye mixes Ausland and Ausländer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Ausland runs 7 letters (VVCCVCC) against Ausländer's 9 (VVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Ausland and Ausländer
A purely visual mix-up. Ausland ([ˈaʊ̯slant]) and Ausländer ([ˈaʊ̯sˌlɛndɐ]) 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 5336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausland is recorded at frequency rank #1,540, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯slant]. Ausländer is at rank #3,796, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌlɛndɐ].
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 5336, this pair ranks #1,995,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ausland vs Ausländer
Shared letters: adlnsu. Private to "Ausland": -. Private to "Ausländer": erä.
"Ausland" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "Ausländer" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ausland ← asuland · aulsand · ausalnd · ausladn · auslandd · auslannd · auslland · auslnad
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ausland" and "Ausländer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ausland" or "Ausländer" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Ausland" and "Ausländer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausland" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausländer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,995,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausland" and "Ausländer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Auckland vs Ausland". 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 #1,995,076 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.