Which to use
“auslegen” and “aussagen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,261
- “auslegen” frequency rank
- #2,050
- “aussagen” frequency rank
- 24311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auslegen | aussagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Fläche mehr oder weniger lückenlos mit flächigen Teilen bedecken | etwas mit Bestimmtheit sagen |
Where the eye mixes auslegen and aussagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: auslegen vs aussagen
A purely visual mix-up. auslegen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌleːɡn̩]) and aussagen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːɡn̩]) 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 24311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auslegen is recorded at frequency rank #22,261, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌleːɡn̩]. aussagen is at rank #2,050, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːɡn̩].
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 24311, this pair ranks #1,849,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of auslegen vs aussagen
Shared letters: aegnsu. Private to "auslegen": l. Private to "aussagen": -.
"auslegen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "aussagen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "auslegen" and "aussagen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "auslegen" or "aussagen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "auslegen" and "aussagen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "auslegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aussagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,849,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auslegen" and "aussagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Auslagen vs auslegen". 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 #1,849,405 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.