Which to use
“Ausstellung” and “Ausstellungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,721
- “Ausstellung” frequency rank
- #6,762
- “Ausstellungen” frequency rank
- 8483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausstellung | Ausstellungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Veranstaltung, bei der besonders interessante, sehenswerte oder neue Objekte dem Publikum gezeigt werden | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausstellung |
Where the eye mixes Ausstellung and Ausstellungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Ausstellung runs 11 letters (VVCCCVCCVCC) against Ausstellungen's 13 (VVCCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Ausstellung with Ausstellungen
A purely visual mix-up. Ausstellung ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtɛlʊŋ]) and Ausstellungen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtɛlʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Ausstellung” sits inside “Ausstellungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausstellung is recorded at frequency rank #1,721, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtɛlʊŋ]. Ausstellungen is at rank #6,762, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtɛlʊŋən].
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 8483, this pair ranks #1,984,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ausstellung vs Ausstellungen
Shared letters: aeglnstu. Private to "Ausstellung": -. Private to "Ausstellungen": -.
"Ausstellung" · 11 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVCC · "Ausstellungen" · 13 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ausstellung ← asustellung · aussetllung · ausstellnug · ausstellugn · ausstellungg · ausstellunng · ausstelulng · ausstelung
- Ausstellungen ← asustellungen · aussetllungen · ausstellnugen · ausstellugnen · ausstellunegn · ausstellungenn · ausstellunggen · ausstellungne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ausstellung" and "Ausstellungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Ausstellung" vs "Ausstellungen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausstellung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausstellungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,984,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausstellung" and "Ausstellungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aufstellungen vs Ausstellungen". 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 #1,984,094 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.