Which to use
“Ausweg” and “Auszug” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,236
- “Ausweg” frequency rank
- #6,763
- “Auszug” frequency rank
- 16999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausweg | Auszug |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Weg, der aus einem (meist unangenehmen oder gefährlichen) Ort hinausführt | Vorgang, aus einem Raum oder einem Gebäude hinauszugehen |
Where the eye mixes Ausweg and Auszug
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Ausweg and Auszug follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Ausweg vs Auszug
A purely visual mix-up. Ausweg ([ˈaʊ̯sˌveːk]) and Auszug ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suːk]) 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 16999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausweg is recorded at frequency rank #10,236, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌveːk]. Auszug is at rank #6,763, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suːk].
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 16999, this pair ranks #1,931,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ausweg vs Auszug
Shared letters: agsu. Private to "Ausweg": ew. Private to "Auszug": z.
"Ausweg" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC · "Auszug" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ausweg" and "Auszug" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Ausweg" vs "Auszug" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Ausweg" and "Auszug" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausweg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Auszug" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,931,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausweg" and "Auszug" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Auster vs Ausweg". 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 #1,931,230 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.