Which to use
“Absichten” is a noun and “ausrichten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,213
- “Absichten” frequency rank
- #9,148
- “ausrichten” frequency rank
- 19361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Absichten | ausrichten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Absicht | eine Richtung geben, justieren |
Where the eye mixes Absichten and ausrichten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Absichten runs 9 letters (VCCVCCCVC) against ausrichten's 10 (VVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Absichten and ausrichten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Absichten is [ˈapzɪçtn̩] while ausrichten is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtn̩]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Absichten is recorded at frequency rank #10,213, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapzɪçtn̩]. ausrichten is at rank #9,148, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtn̩].
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 19361, this pair ranks #1,909,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Absichten vs ausrichten
Shared letters: acehinst. Private to "Absichten": b. Private to "ausrichten": ru.
"Absichten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC · "ausrichten" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Absichten ← abbsichten · abischten · abscihten · absicchten · absichetn · absichhten · absichtenn · absichtne
- ausrichten ← asurichten · aursichten · ausirchten · ausrcihten · ausricchten · ausrichetn · ausrichhten · ausrichtenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Absichten" and "ausrichten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Absichten" or "ausrichten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Absichten" and "ausrichten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Absichten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausrichten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,909,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Absichten" and "ausrichten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausrichten vs ausrichtet". 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 #1,909,172 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.