Which to use
“absprechen” and “ausbrechen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,509
- “absprechen” frequency rank
- #19,496
- “ausbrechen” frequency rank
- 41005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | absprechen | ausbrechen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas auf Grundlage eines Urteils (zum Beispiel eines Gerichtsurteils) aberkennen | sich aus Mauern, Gittern, Gefängnis, Konventionen oder Ähnlichem befreien |
Where the eye mixes absprechen and ausbrechen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. absprechen (VCCCCVCCVC) and ausbrechen (VVCCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses absprechen with ausbrechen
A purely visual mix-up. absprechen ([ˈapˌʃpʁɛçn̩]) and ausbrechen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁɛçn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
absprechen is recorded at frequency rank #21,509, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌʃpʁɛçn̩]. ausbrechen is at rank #19,496, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁɛçn̩].
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 41005, this pair ranks #1,492,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of absprechen vs ausbrechen
Shared letters: abcehnrs. Private to "absprechen": p. Private to "ausbrechen": u.
"absprechen" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVC · "ausbrechen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- absprechen ← abbsprechen · abpsrechen · absperchen · abspprechen · absprcehen · absprecchen · absprecehn · absprechenn
- ausbrechen ← asubrechen · aubsrechen · ausbbrechen · ausberchen · ausbrcehen · ausbrecchen · ausbrecehn · ausbrechenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "absprechen" and "ausbrechen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "absprechen" or "ausbrechen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "absprechen" and "ausbrechen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "absprechen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausbrechen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,492,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "absprechen" and "ausbrechen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausbrechen vs auszubrechen". 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 #1,492,029 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.