Which to use
“aufatmen” and “ausatmen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,420
- “aufatmen” frequency rank
- #32,423
- “ausatmen” frequency rank
- 64843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufatmen | ausatmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einmal tief und hörbar atmen | die Atemluft ausstoßen |
Where the eye mixes aufatmen and ausatmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aufatmen and ausatmen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aufatmen and ausatmen
A purely visual mix-up. aufatmen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʔaːtmən]) and ausatmen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʔaːtmən]) 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 a single letter - f in “aufatmen” becomes s in “ausatmen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufatmen is recorded at frequency rank #32,420, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʔaːtmən]. ausatmen is at rank #32,423, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʔaːtmən].
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 64843, this pair ranks #627,322 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aufatmen vs ausatmen
Shared letters: aemntu. Private to "aufatmen": f. Private to "ausatmen": s.
"aufatmen" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC · "ausatmen" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aufatmen" for "ausatmen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aufatmen" or "ausatmen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aufatmen" and "ausatmen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufatmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausatmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #627,322 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufatmen" and "ausatmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aufsätzen vs ausatmen". 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 #627,322 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.