Which to use
“AMS” is an abbrev and “aus” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,824
- “AMS” frequency rank
- #32
- “aus” frequency rank
- 20856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | AMS | aus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abkürzung für Arbeitsmarktservice | von drinnen nach draußen |
Letter map: AMS vs aus
Shared letters muted; letters that set AMS and aus apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: AMS vs aus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: AMS is anabbrev and ausapreposition. On the page they differ by a single letter - m in “AMS” becomes u in “aus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
AMS is recorded at frequency rank #20,824, classified as anabbrev. aus is at rank #32, tagged as aprep, pronounced [aʊ̯s].
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 20856, this pair ranks #1,892,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of AMS vs aus
Shared letters: as. Private to "AMS": m. Private to "aus": u.
"AMS" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "aus" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "AMS" and "aus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "AMS" or "aus" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "AMS" and "aus".
- Full dictionary entry for "AMS" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,892,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "AMS" and "aus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "AMS vs AUD". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,892,956 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.