aussagen vs Auszügen, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#2,050
“aussagen” frequency rank: #36,203
“Auszügen” frequency rank: 38253
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	aussagen	Auszügen
Definition	etwas mit Bestimmtheit sagen	Dativ Plural des Substantivs Auszug

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aussagen and Auszügen apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

aussagen

8 ch

Auszügen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aussagen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːɡn̩] while Auszügen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aussagen is recorded at frequency rank #2,050, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌzaːɡn̩]. Auszügen is at rank #36,203, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡn̩].

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 38253, this pair ranks #1,568,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aussagen vs Auszügen

Shared letters: aegnsu. Private to "aussagen": -. Private to "Auszügen": zü.

"aussagen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "Auszügen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

aussagen ← asusagen · ausagen · ausasgen · aussaegn · aussagenn · aussaggen · aussagne · aussgaen

Frequency comparison

aussagen#2,050

Auszügen#36,203

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aussagen" and "Auszügen" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aussagen" is a verb and "Auszügen" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "aussagen" or "Auszügen"?

"aussagen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,050 in our German list, against #36,203 for "Auszügen". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering aussagen vs Auszügen

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “aussagen”; for a noun, it's “Auszügen”.
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