Which to use
“abrede” is a verb and “Ausrede” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,444
- “abrede” frequency rank
- #9,683
- “Ausrede” frequency rank
- 56127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abrede | Ausrede |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abreden | unwahres Argument; Lüge, die in einer Situation der Rechtfertigung oder der Kritik als scheinbare Begründung benutzt wird |
Where the eye mixes abrede and Ausrede
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abrede runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against Ausrede's 7 (VVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abrede vs Ausrede
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abrede is [ˈapˌʁeːdə] while Ausrede is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abrede is recorded at frequency rank #46,444, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌʁeːdə]. Ausrede is at rank #9,683, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdə].
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 56127, this pair ranks #952,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abrede vs Ausrede
Shared letters: ader. Private to "abrede": b. Private to "Ausrede": su.
"abrede" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "Ausrede" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abrede" and "Ausrede" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "abrede" or "Ausrede" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abrede" and "Ausrede" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abrede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausrede" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #952,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abrede" and "Ausrede" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrede vs anreden". 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 #952,400 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.