Which to use
“Aufdruck” and “Ausdruck” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,067
- “Aufdruck” frequency rank
- #2,427
- “Ausdruck” frequency rank
- 30494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Aufdruck | Ausdruck |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, das auf Stoff oder Papier aufgebracht (gedruckt) ist | ein Wort oder eine Gruppierung von Worten |
Where the eye mixes Aufdruck and Ausdruck
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Aufdruck and Ausdruck follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Aufdruck and Ausdruck
A purely visual mix-up. Aufdruck ([ˈaʊ̯fˌdʁʊk]) and Ausdruck ([ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʊk]) 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 “Aufdruck” becomes s in “Ausdruck”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Aufdruck is recorded at frequency rank #28,067, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌdʁʊk]. Ausdruck is at rank #2,427, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʊk].
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 30494, this pair ranks #1,746,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Aufdruck vs Ausdruck
Shared letters: acdkru. Private to "Aufdruck": f. Private to "Ausdruck": s.
"Aufdruck" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC · "Ausdruck" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Aufdruck" and "Ausdruck" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Aufdruck" or "Ausdruck" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Aufdruck" and "Ausdruck" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Aufdruck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausdruck" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,746,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Aufdruck" and "Ausdruck" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aufdruck vs Ausdrucks". 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 #1,746,735 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.