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

#28,516
“Anreisen” frequency rank
#30,927
“Ausreisen” frequency rank
59443
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Anreisen Ausreisen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anreise Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausreise

Where the eye mixes Anreisen and Ausreisen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Anreisen runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against Ausreisen's 9 (VVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Anreisen
9 ch
Ausreisen

Visual trap between Anreisen and Ausreisen

A purely visual mix-up. Anreisen ([ˈanˌʁaɪ̯zn̩]) and Ausreisen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯zn̩]) 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 59443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Anreisen is recorded at frequency rank #28,516, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌʁaɪ̯zn̩]. Ausreisen is at rank #30,927, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯zn̩].

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 59443, this pair ranks #824,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Anreisen vs Ausreisen

Shared letters: aeinrs. Private to "Anreisen": -. Private to "Ausreisen": u.

"Anreisen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC  ·  "Ausreisen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Anreisenanerisen · annreisen · anreiesn · anreisenn · anreisne · anreissen · anresien · anriesen
  • Ausreisenasureisen · aurseisen · auserisen · ausreiesn · ausreisenn · ausreisne · ausreissen · ausresien

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Anreisen" for "Ausreisen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌʁaɪ̯zn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯zn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Anreisen" vs "Ausreisen" - which ranks higher?
"Anreisen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,516 in our German list, against #30,927 for "Ausreisen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Anreisen" and "Ausreisen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Anreisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausreisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #824,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Anreisen" and "Ausreisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausreisen vs austreiben". 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 #824,320 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