AMSvsausmConfusable pair

Which to use

“AMS” and “ausm” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,824
“AMS” frequency rank
#12,664
“ausm” frequency rank
33488
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature AMS ausm
Definition Abkürzung für Arbeitsmarktservice aus dem, aus einem

Letter map: AMS vs ausm

Shared letters muted; letters that set AMS and ausm apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
AMS
4 ch
ausm

Spelling & dictionary notes on AMS vs ausm

AMS and ausm are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

AMS is recorded at frequency rank #20,824, classified as anabbrev. ausm is at rank #12,664, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sm̩].

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 33488, this pair ranks #1,684,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of AMS vs ausm

Shared letters: ams. Private to "AMS": -. Private to "ausm": u.

"AMS" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "ausm" · 4 letters · shape VVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausmasum · aums · ausmm · aussm · uasm

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "AMS" for "ausm" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "AMS" vs "ausm" - which ranks higher?
"ausm" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,664 in our German list, against #20,824 for "AMS". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "AMS" vs "ausm" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "AMS" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,684,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "AMS" and "ausm" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "AMS vs AUD". 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 #1,684,926 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list