Which to use
“Ausländern” is a noun and “auswandern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,011
- “Ausländern” frequency rank
- #20,176
- “auswandern” frequency rank
- 34187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausländern | auswandern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ausländer | die Heimat dauerhaft verlassen |
Where the eye mixes Ausländern and auswandern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Ausländern and auswandern follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Ausländern and auswandern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausländern is [ˈaʊ̯sˌlɛndɐn] while auswandern is [ˈaʊ̯sˌvandɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausländern is recorded at frequency rank #14,011, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌlɛndɐn]. 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 34187, this pair ranks #1,669,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ausländern vs auswandern
Shared letters: adenrsu. Private to "Ausländern": lä. Private to "auswandern": w.
"Ausländern" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCC · "auswandern" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auswandern ← asuwandern · ausawndern · ausswandern · auswadnern · auswanddern · auswandenr · auswandernn · auswanderrn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Ausländern" and "auswandern" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Ausländern" vs "auswandern" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausländern" 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 #1,669,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausländern" 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 #1,669,117 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.