Which to use
“Abbruch” and “Ausbruch” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,500
- “Abbruch” frequency rank
- #6,504
- “Ausbruch” frequency rank
- 15004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Abbruch | Ausbruch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Beenden von etwas | die Handlung und das Ereignis des Ausbrechens, der Flucht aus einer Gefangenschaft oder Vergleichbarem |
Where the eye mixes Abbruch and Ausbruch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Abbruch runs 7 letters (VCCCVCC) against Ausbruch's 8 (VVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Abbruch vs Ausbruch
A purely visual mix-up. Abbruch ([ˈapˌbʁʊx]) and Ausbruch ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁʊx]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Abbruch is recorded at frequency rank #8,500, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌbʁʊx]. Ausbruch is at rank #6,504, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁʊx].
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 15004, this pair ranks #1,947,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Abbruch vs Ausbruch
Shared letters: abchru. Private to "Abbruch": -. Private to "Ausbruch": s.
"Abbruch" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "Ausbruch" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Abbruch" and "Ausbruch" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Abbruch" or "Ausbruch" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Abbruch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausbruch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,947,145 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Abbruch" and "Ausbruch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abbricht vs Abbruch". 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 #1,947,145 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.