Which to use
“auswählt” and “auszahlt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,467
- “auswählt” frequency rank
- #46,491
- “auszahlt” frequency rank
- 90958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auswählt | auszahlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auswählen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auszahlen |
Where the eye mixes auswählt and auszahlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. auswählt and auszahlt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: auswählt vs auszahlt
A purely visual mix-up. auswählt ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛːlt]) and auszahlt ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡saːlt]) 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 90958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auswählt is recorded at frequency rank #44,467, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛːlt]. auszahlt is at rank #46,491, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡saːlt].
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 90958, this pair ranks #42,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of auswählt vs auszahlt
Shared letters: ahlstu. Private to "auswählt": wä. Private to "auszahlt": z.
"auswählt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC · "auszahlt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auszahlt ← asuzahlt · ausazhlt · ausszahlt · auszahhlt · auszahllt · auszahltt · auszahtl · auszalht
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "auswählt" and "auszahlt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "auswählt" or "auszahlt"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "auswählt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszahlt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auswählt" and "auszahlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auserwählt vs auswählt". 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 #42,119 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.