Which to use
“auslösen” and “austoben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,868
- “auslösen” frequency rank
- #25,453
- “austoben” frequency rank
- 33321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auslösen | austoben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas in Gang/in Bewegung setzen | körperlich aktiv sein; wild Bewegungsspiele spielen |
Where the eye mixes auslösen and austoben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. auslösen and austoben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between auslösen and austoben
A purely visual mix-up. auslösen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌløːzn̩]) and austoben ([ˈaʊ̯sˌtoːbn̩]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auslösen is recorded at frequency rank #7,868, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌløːzn̩]. austoben is at rank #25,453, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌtoːbn̩].
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 33321, this pair ranks #1,688,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of auslösen vs austoben
Shared letters: aensu. Private to "auslösen": lö. Private to "austoben": bot.
"auslösen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "austoben" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- austoben ← asutoben · ausotben · ausstoben · austboen · austobben · austobenn · austobne · austoebn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "auslösen" for "austoben" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "auslösen" and "austoben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "auslösen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "austoben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,688,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auslösen" and "austoben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Auslagen vs auslösen". 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 #1,688,490 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.