Which to use
“Ausländer” is a noun and “auswandern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,796
- “Ausländer” frequency rank
- #20,176
- “auswandern” frequency rank
- 23972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausländer | auswandern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person aus dem Ausland (Herkunft aus einem anderen Land) | die Heimat dauerhaft verlassen |
Where the eye mixes Ausländer and auswandern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Ausländer runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against auswandern's 10 (VVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Ausländer vs auswandern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausländer is [ˈaʊ̯sˌlɛndɐ] while auswandern is [ˈaʊ̯sˌvandɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausländer is recorded at frequency rank #3,796, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌlɛndɐ]. auswandern is at rank #20,176, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvandɐn].
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 23972, this pair ranks #1,854,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ausländer vs auswandern
Shared letters: adenrsu. Private to "Ausländer": lä. Private to "auswandern": w.
"Ausländer" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "auswandern" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auswandern ← asuwandern · ausawndern · ausswandern · auswadnern · auswanddern · auswandenr · auswandernn · auswanderrn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ausländer" for "auswandern" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Ausländer" vs "auswandern" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausländer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auswandern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,854,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausländer" and "auswandern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auswandern vs auszuwandern". 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 #1,854,040 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.