Which to use
“ankommt” and “auskommt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,452
- “ankommt” frequency rank
- #29,947
- “auskommt” frequency rank
- 35399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ankommt | auskommt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ankommen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auskommen |
Where the eye mixes ankommt and auskommt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ankommt and auskommt
A purely visual mix-up. ankommt ([ˈanˌkɔmt]) and auskommt ([ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔmt]) 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 35399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ankommt is recorded at frequency rank #5,452, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌkɔmt]. auskommt is at rank #29,947, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔmt].
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 35399, this pair ranks #1,640,954 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ankommt vs auskommt
Shared letters: akmot. Private to "ankommt": n. Private to "auskommt": su.
"ankommt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "auskommt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ankommt" for "auskommt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ankommt" or "auskommt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ankommt" and "auskommt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ankommt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auskommt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,640,954 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ankommt" and "auskommt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufkommt vs auskommt". 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 #1,640,954 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.