AuswertungvsAuswertungenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#6,155
“Auswertung” frequency rank
#30,931
“Auswertungen” frequency rank
37086
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Auswertung Auswertungen
Definition das Ziehen oder Gewinnen von Schlüssen aus einem Befund, oder das Gewinnen von Ergebnissen aus bekannten beziehungsweise bekannt gewordenen Tatsachen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auswertung

Where the eye mixes Auswertung and Auswertungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Auswertung runs 10 letters (VVCCVCCVCC) against Auswertungen's 12 (VVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Auswertung
12 ch
Auswertungen

Visual trap between Auswertung and Auswertungen

A purely visual mix-up. Auswertung ([ˈaʊ̯sveːɐ̯tʊŋ]) and Auswertungen ([ˈaʊ̯sveːɐ̯tʊŋən]) 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) - “Auswertung” sits inside “Auswertungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Auswertung is recorded at frequency rank #6,155, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sveːɐ̯tʊŋ]. Auswertungen is at rank #30,931, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sveːɐ̯tʊŋən].

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 37086, this pair ranks #1,599,188 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Auswertung vs Auswertungen

Shared letters: aegnrstuw. Private to "Auswertung": -. Private to "Auswertungen": -.

"Auswertung" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCC  ·  "Auswertungen" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Auswertung ← asuwertung · ausewrtung · ausswertung · auswerrtung · auswertnug · auswerttung · auswertugn · auswertungg
  • Auswertungen ← asuwertungen · ausewrtungen · ausswertungen · auswerrtungen · auswertnugen · auswerttungen · auswertugnen · auswertunegn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Auswertung" for "Auswertungen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sveːɐ̯tʊŋ] versus [ˈaʊ̯sveːɐ̯tʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Auswertung" vs "Auswertungen" - which ranks higher?
"Auswertung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,155 in our German list, against #30,931 for "Auswertungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Auswertung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Auswertungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,599,188 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Auswertung" and "Auswertungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Auswertungen vs Auswirkungen". 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 #1,599,188 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list