Which to use
“Ankunft” and “Auskunft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,486
- “Ankunft” frequency rank
- #4,682
- “Auskunft” frequency rank
- 9168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ankunft | Auskunft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Eintreffen an einem bestimmten Ziel; das Ankommen | eine Information; eine Angabe über etwas |
Where the eye mixes Ankunft and Auskunft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Ankunft runs 7 letters (VCCVCCC) against Auskunft's 8 (VVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Ankunft and Auskunft
A purely visual mix-up. Ankunft ([ˈankʊnft]) and Auskunft ([ˈaʊ̯sˌkʊnft]) 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 9168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ankunft is recorded at frequency rank #4,486, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈankʊnft]. Auskunft is at rank #4,682, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌkʊnft].
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 9168, this pair ranks #1,981,185 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ankunft vs Auskunft
Shared letters: afkntu. Private to "Ankunft": -. Private to "Auskunft": s.
"Ankunft" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "Auskunft" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ankunft" and "Auskunft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ankunft" or "Auskunft" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ankunft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Auskunft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,185 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ankunft" and "Auskunft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auskennt vs Auskunft". 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 #1,981,185 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.