Which to use
“abwärts” and “auswärts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,546
- “abwärts” frequency rank
- #11,177
- “auswärts” frequency rank
- 26723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abwärts | auswärts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach unten | nach außen, nach draußen |
Where the eye mixes abwärts and auswärts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. abwärts ([ˈapvɛʁt͡s]) and auswärts ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛʁt͡s]) 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 26723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abwärts is recorded at frequency rank #15,546, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈapvɛʁt͡s]. auswärts is at rank #11,177, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛʁt͡s].
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 26723, this pair ranks #1,813,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abwärts vs auswärts
Shared letters: arstwä. Private to "abwärts": b. Private to "auswärts": u.
"abwärts" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "auswärts" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC