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“Abfuhr” and “Ausfuhr” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,415
- “Abfuhr” frequency rank
- #40,394
- “Ausfuhr” frequency rank
- 73809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Abfuhr | Ausfuhr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Wegfahren, Abtransportieren von etwas | Beschaffung, Verbringung von Waren aus dem Inland ins Ausland; Export |
Where the eye mixes Abfuhr and Ausfuhr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Abfuhr vs Ausfuhr
A purely visual mix-up. Abfuhr ([ˈapˌfuːɐ̯]) and Ausfuhr ([ˈaʊ̯sfuːɐ̯]) 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 73809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Abfuhr is recorded at frequency rank #33,415, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌfuːɐ̯]. Ausfuhr is at rank #40,394, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sfuːɐ̯].
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 73809, this pair ranks #350,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Abfuhr vs Ausfuhr
Shared letters: afhru. Private to "Abfuhr": b. Private to "Ausfuhr": s.
"Abfuhr" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "Ausfuhr" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Abfuhr" and "Ausfuhr" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Abfuhr" or "Ausfuhr" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Abfuhr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausfuhr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #350,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Abfuhr" and "Ausfuhr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufführt vs Ausfuhr". 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 #350,399 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.