AuslesevsauslösenWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Auslese is a noun, auslösen is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Auslese” is a noun and “auslösen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,200
“Auslese” frequency rank
#7,868
“auslösen” frequency rank
44068
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Auslese auslösen
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Where the eye mixes Auslese and auslösen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Auslese runs 7 letters (VVCCVCV) against auslösen's 8 (VVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Auslese
8 ch
auslösen

Look-alike desk: Auslese vs auslösen

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Auslese is [ˈaʊ̯sˌleːzə] while auslösen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌløːzn̩]. 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 44068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Auslese is recorded at frequency rank #36,200, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌleːzə]. auslösen is at rank #7,868, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌløːzn̩].

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 44068, this pair ranks #1,398,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Auslese vs auslösen

Shared letters: aelsu. Private to "Auslese": -. Private to "auslösen": nö.

"Auslese" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV  ·  "auslösen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Auslese ← asulese · aulsese · auselse · auslees · auslesse · ausllese · auslsee · ausslese

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Auslese" for "auslösen" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Auslese" is a noun and "auslösen" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Auslese" vs "auslösen" - which ranks higher?
"auslösen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,868 in our German list, against #36,200 for "Auslese". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Auslese" and "auslösen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Auslese" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "auslösen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,398,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Auslese" and "auslösen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausleihe vs Auslese". 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 #1,398,072 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