auszogvsAuszügeTell them apart

Quick tell: auszog is a verb, Auszüge is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“auszog” is a verb and “Auszüge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,971
“auszog” frequency rank
#18,482
“Auszüge” frequency rank
66453
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature auszog Auszüge
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausziehen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auszug

Where the eye mixes auszog and Auszüge

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. auszog runs 6 letters (VVCCVC) against Auszüge's 7 (VVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
auszog
7 ch
Auszüge

Visual trap between auszog and Auszüge

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: auszog is [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡soːk] while Auszüge is [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

auszog is recorded at frequency rank #47,971, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡soːk]. Auszüge is at rank #18,482, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡə].

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 66453, this pair ranks #572,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of auszog vs Auszüge

Shared letters: agsuz. Private to "auszog": o. Private to "Auszüge": eü.

"auszog" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC  ·  "Auszüge" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • auszog ← asuzog · ausozg · ausszog · auszgo · auszogg · auszzog · auzsog · uaszog

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "auszog" for "Auszüge" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "auszog" is a verb and "Auszüge" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "auszog" or "Auszüge" show up more?
"Auszüge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,482 in our German list, against #47,971 for "auszog". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "auszog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Auszüge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #572,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "auszog" and "Auszüge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aufzügen vs Auszüge". 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 #572,735 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