Aue

[ˈaʊ̯ə]

/[ˈaʊ̯ə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Aue” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #12,230) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#12,230
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - flaches, feuchtes, am Wasser gelegenes Gelände, oft mit Büschen und einzelnen Bäumen bestandene Wiesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aue · Aue · German

Aue · rank #12,230 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,230
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aspekten

Nearest frequency peer: Aspekten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Aue“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Aue“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Aue vs AZ
33% similar
Aue vs AV
33% similar
Aue vs AW
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Aue
PropertyValue
HeadwordAue
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯ə]
Letters3
Frequency rank#12,230
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Aue“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Aueliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Aspekten“ (#12,229), „aufbringen“ (#12,231), „Arzneimittel“ (#12,228). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aue“ bei #12,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Aue is neighbouring look-alikes ("AZ", "AV", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ə]. Frequency #12,230 among 6,976 “A” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Zero misspellings are on record for Aue in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "AZ", "AV", "AW", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Aue, spelled A-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    flaches, feuchtes, am Wasser gelegenes Gelände, oft mit Büschen und einzelnen Bäumen bestandene Wiesen
  2. 2
    weibliches Schaf

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Aue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „In den Feldern, in den Auen Ist nicht schöneres zu schauen, als des Hertzens Fröligkeit“ Arie der Sylvia aus Kantata BWV Anh 7 „Heut ist gewiß ein guter Tag“ von Johann Sebastian Bach
  2. Die Auen sind Naturschutzgebiet und Lebensraum für seltene Vögel.

Synonyms

AuFlussniederungHalbinselInselNiederungSeeniederungUferWerderAuMutterschafZibbe

Antonyms

HangHochlandHöheHügelHügellandBockLammRammRammbockRammelRammerSchafbockStehrWidderRamme

This word in other languages

floodplain(English)vega(Español)brebis(Français)ovelha(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aue"?
"Aue" is spelled A-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯ə].
What does "Aue" mean?
As a noun, "Aue" means: flaches, feuchtes, am Wasser gelegenes Gelände, oft mit Büschen und einzelnen Bäumen bestandene Wiesen
What words are commonly confused with "Aue"?
"Aue" is commonly confused with "AZ", "AV", "AW". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Aue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aue" is [ˈaʊ̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aue" come from?
"Aue" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Aue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ANA#12,224BKA#12,252VIP#12,201TSG#12,187

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list