AuslandvsAuslandsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,540
“Ausland” frequency rank
#41,045
“Auslands” frequency rank
42585
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ausland Auslands
Definition Land oder Länder außerhalb des eigenen Staatsgebiets Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ausland

Where the eye mixes Ausland and Auslands

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Ausland runs 7 letters (VVCCVCC) against Auslands's 8 (VVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Ausland
8 ch
Auslands

Visual trap between Ausland and Auslands

A purely visual mix-up. Ausland ([ˈaʊ̯slant]) and Auslands ([ˈaʊ̯slant͡s]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Ausland” sits inside “Auslands”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42585, 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]. Auslands is at rank #41,045, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯slant͡s].

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 42585, this pair ranks #1,444,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Ausland vs Auslands

Shared letters: adlnsu. Private to "Ausland": -. Private to "Auslands": -.

"Ausland" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC  ·  "Auslands" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ausland ← asuland · aulsand · ausalnd · ausladn · auslandd · auslannd · auslland · auslnad
  • Auslands ← asulands · aulsands · ausalnds · ausladns · auslandds · auslandss · auslannds · auslansd

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Ausland" for "Auslands" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯slant] versus [ˈaʊ̯slant͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Ausland" vs "Auslands" - which ranks higher?
"Ausland" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,540 in our German list, against #41,045 for "Auslands". 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 "Ausland" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Auslands" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,444,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ausland" and "Auslands" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgangs vs Auslands". 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 #1,444,839 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