Which to use
“austragen” and “austreten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,172
- “austragen” frequency rank
- #23,031
- “austreten” frequency rank
- 44203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | austragen | austreten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas verschiedenen Empfängern zubringen | seinen Platz/Bereich die Grenze überschreitend verlassen; aus etwas heraustreten, herausströmen, hervorquellen |
Where the eye mixes austragen and austreten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. austragen and austreten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses austragen with austreten
A purely visual mix-up. austragen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁaːɡn̩]) and austreten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁeːtn̩]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
austragen is recorded at frequency rank #21,172, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁaːɡn̩]. austreten is at rank #23,031, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁeːtn̩].
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 44203, this pair ranks #1,393,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of austragen vs austreten
Shared letters: aenrstu. Private to "austragen": g. Private to "austreten": -.
"austragen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC · "austreten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "austragen" and "austreten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "austragen" or "austreten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "austragen" and "austreten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "austragen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "austreten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,393,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "austragen" and "austreten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Auftretens vs austreten". 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 #1,393,658 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.