Which to use
“ata” is a pronoun and “aus” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,479
- “ata” frequency rank
- #32
- “aus” frequency rank
- 46511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ata | aus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sie | von drinnen nach draußen |
Letter map: ata vs aus
Shared letters muted; letters that set ata and aus apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for ata / aus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ata is apronoun and ausapreposition. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ata is recorded at frequency rank #46,479, classified as apron, pronounced […]. aus is at rank #32, tagged as aprep, pronounced [aʊ̯s].
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 46511, this pair ranks #1,316,552 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ata vs aus
Shared letters: a. Private to "ata": t. Private to "aus": su.
"ata" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "aus" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ata" and "aus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ata" vs "aus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "ata" and "aus". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,316,552 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ata" and "aus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ata vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,316,552 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.