Which to use
“ausmalen” and “auswählen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,311
- “ausmalen” frequency rank
- #10,615
- “auswählen” frequency rank
- 36926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausmalen | auswählen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Innenraum kolorieren | sich für eine von mehreren Möglichkeiten entscheiden |
Where the eye mixes ausmalen and auswählen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ausmalen runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against auswählen's 9 (VVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ausmalen and auswählen
A purely visual mix-up. ausmalen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌmaːlən]) and auswählen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛːlən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausmalen is recorded at frequency rank #26,311, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌmaːlən]. auswählen is at rank #10,615, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛːlən].
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 36926, this pair ranks #1,603,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausmalen vs auswählen
Shared letters: aelnsu. Private to "ausmalen": m. Private to "auswählen": hwä.
"ausmalen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "auswählen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausmalen ← asumalen · aumsalen · ausamlen · ausmaeln · ausmalenn · ausmallen · ausmalne · ausmlaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausmalen" and "auswählen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ausmalen" vs "auswählen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ausmalen" and "auswählen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausmalen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auswählen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,603,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausmalen" and "auswählen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausbaden vs ausmalen". 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 #1,603,145 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.