AuswärtssiegvsAuswärtsspielWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Auswärtssieg” and “Auswärtsspiel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,564
“Auswärtssieg” frequency rank
#16,361
“Auswärtsspiel” frequency rank
31925
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Auswärtssieg Auswärtsspiel
Definition Sieg der Gastmannschaft ein Spiel, das auf dem Platz der gegnerischen Mannschaft ausgetragen wird

Where the eye mixes Auswärtssieg and Auswärtsspiel

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

12 ch
Auswärtssieg
13 ch
Auswärtsspiel

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Auswärtssieg ([ˈaʊ̯svɛʁt͡sˌziːk]) and Auswärtsspiel ([ˈaʊ̯svɛʁt͡sˌʃpiːl]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Auswärtssieg is recorded at frequency rank #15,564, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯svɛʁt͡sˌziːk]. Auswärtsspiel is at rank #16,361, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯svɛʁt͡sˌʃpiːl].

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 31925, this pair ranks #1,718,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Auswärtssieg vs Auswärtsspiel

Shared letters: aeirstuwä. Private to "Auswärtssieg": g. Private to "Auswärtsspiel": lp.

"Auswärtssieg" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCCCVVC  ·  "Auswärtsspiel" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCCCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Auswärtssieg" and "Auswärtsspiel" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯svɛʁt͡sˌziːk] versus [ˈaʊ̯svɛʁt͡sˌʃpiːl]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Auswärtssieg" or "Auswärtsspiel"?
"Auswärtssieg" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,564 in our German list, against #16,361 for "Auswärtsspiel". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list