AussagevsaussagtWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#1,759
“Aussage” frequency rank
#24,625
“aussagt” frequency rank
26384
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aussage aussagt
Definition Erklärung, Bekundung, Feststellung; etwas Gesagtes, das die eigene Meinung beziehungsweise das eigene Wissen widerspiegelt 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aussagen

Where the eye mixes Aussage and aussagt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Aussage (VVCCVCV) and aussagt (VVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
Aussage
7 ch
aussagt

Look-alike desk: Aussage vs aussagt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Aussage is [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːɡə] while aussagt is [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “Aussage” becomes t in “aussagt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Aussage is recorded at frequency rank #1,759, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːɡə]. aussagt is at rank #24,625, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːkt].

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 26384, this pair ranks #1,818,992 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Aussage vs aussagt

Shared letters: agsu. Private to "Aussage": e. Private to "aussagt": t.

"Aussage" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV  ·  "aussagt" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Aussage ← asusage · ausage · ausasge · aussaeg · aussagge · aussgae · außage · uassage
  • aussagt ← asusagt · ausagt · ausasgt · aussaggt · aussagtt · aussatg · aussgat · außagt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Aussage" and "aussagt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Aussage" is a noun and "aussagt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Aussage" vs "aussagt" - which ranks higher?
"Aussage" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,759 in our German list, against #24,625 for "aussagt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Aussage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aussagt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,818,992 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Aussage" and "aussagt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aussaat vs aussagt". 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 #1,818,992 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