Which to use
“ares” is a verb and “auss” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,652
- “ares” frequency rank
- #42,360
- “auss” frequency rank
- 84012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ares | auss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präsens Aktiv des Verbs arare | Ohr |
Letter map: ares vs auss
Shared letters muted; letters that set ares and auss apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ares (VCVC) and auss (VVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - ares and auss
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ares is averb and aussanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ares is recorded at frequency rank #41,652, classified as averb, pronounced […]. auss is at rank #42,360, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aws].
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 84012, this pair ranks #130,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ares vs auss
Shared letters: as. Private to "ares": er. Private to "auss": u.
"ares" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "auss" · 4 letters · shape VVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ares" and "auss" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ares" vs "auss" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "ares" vs "auss" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ares" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ares" and "auss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "AUD vs auss". 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 #130,504 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.