AuszügevsAuszügenTell them apart

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

#18,482
“Auszüge” frequency rank
#36,203
“Auszügen” frequency rank
54685
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Auszüge Auszügen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Auszug Dativ Plural des Substantivs Auszug

Where the eye mixes Auszüge and Auszügen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Auszüge runs 7 letters (VVCCVCV) against Auszügen's 8 (VVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Auszüge
8 ch
Auszügen

Why the eye confuses Auszüge with Auszügen

A purely visual mix-up. Auszüge ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡə]) and Auszügen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Auszüge” sits inside “Auszügen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Auszüge is recorded at frequency rank #18,482, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡə]. Auszügen is at rank #36,203, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡn̩].

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 54685, this pair ranks #1,009,186 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Auszüge vs Auszügen

Shared letters: aegsuzü. Private to "Auszüge": -. Private to "Auszügen": n.

"Auszüge" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV  ·  "Auszügen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Auszüge" and "Auszügen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡syːɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Auszüge" or "Auszügen" show up more?
"Auszüge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,482 in our German list, against #36,203 for "Auszügen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Auszüge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Auszügen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,009,186 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Auszüge" and "Auszügen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "absaugen vs Auszügen". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,009,186 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