AbfahrtenvsAusfahrtenWhich spelling fits?

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

#34,492
“Abfahrten” frequency rank
#48,729
“Ausfahrten” frequency rank
83221
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Abfahrten Ausfahrten
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Abfahrt Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausfahrt

Where the eye mixes Abfahrten and Ausfahrten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Abfahrten runs 9 letters (VCCVCCCVC) against Ausfahrten's 10 (VVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Abfahrten
10 ch
Ausfahrten

Look-alike desk: Abfahrten vs Ausfahrten

A purely visual mix-up. Abfahrten ([ˈapˌfaːɐ̯tn̩]) and Ausfahrten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌfaːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 83221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Abfahrten is recorded at frequency rank #34,492, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌfaːɐ̯tn̩]. Ausfahrten is at rank #48,729, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌfaːɐ̯tn̩].

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 83221, this pair ranks #143,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Abfahrten vs Ausfahrten

Shared letters: aefhnrt. Private to "Abfahrten": b. Private to "Ausfahrten": su.

"Abfahrten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC  ·  "Ausfahrten" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Abfahrten ← abafhrten · abbfahrten · abfahhrten · abfahretn · abfahrrten · abfahrtenn · abfahrtne · abfahrtten
  • Ausfahrten ← asufahrten · aufsahrten · ausafhrten · ausfahhrten · ausfahretn · ausfahrrten · ausfahrtenn · ausfahrtne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Abfahrten" and "Ausfahrten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapˌfaːɐ̯tn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌfaːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Abfahrten" vs "Ausfahrten" - which ranks higher?
"Abfahrten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,492 in our German list, against #48,729 for "Ausfahrten". 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 "Abfahrten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausfahrten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #143,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Abfahrten" and "Ausfahrten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausfahren vs Ausfahrten". 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 #143,560 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