Which to use
“auszuwählen” and “auszuzahlen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,054
- “auszuwählen” frequency rank
- #46,493
- “auszuzahlen” frequency rank
- 71547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auszuwählen | auszuzahlen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs auswählen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs auszahlen |
Where the eye mixes auszuwählen and auszuzahlen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. auszuwählen and auszuzahlen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between auszuwählen and auszuzahlen
A purely visual mix-up. auszuwählen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌvɛːlən]) and auszuzahlen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌt͡saːlən]) 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 71547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auszuwählen is recorded at frequency rank #25,054, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌvɛːlən]. auszuzahlen is at rank #46,493, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌt͡saːlən].
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 71547, this pair ranks #413,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of auszuwählen vs auszuzahlen
Shared letters: aehlnsuz. Private to "auszuwählen": wä. Private to "auszuzahlen": -.
"auszuwählen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC · "auszuzahlen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auszuzahlen ← asuzuzahlen · ausszuzahlen · ausuzzahlen · auszuazhlen · auszuzaheln · auszuzahhlen · auszuzahlenn · auszuzahllen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "auszuwählen" for "auszuzahlen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "auszuwählen" or "auszuzahlen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "auszuwählen" and "auszuzahlen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "auszuwählen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszuzahlen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #413,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auszuwählen" and "auszuzahlen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auswählen vs auszuwählen". 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 #413,663 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.