Which to use
“Aufdruck” is a noun and “ausdrückt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,067
- “Aufdruck” frequency rank
- #21,534
- “ausdrückt” frequency rank
- 49601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Aufdruck | ausdrückt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, das auf Stoff oder Papier aufgebracht (gedruckt) ist | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausdrücken |
Where the eye mixes Aufdruck and ausdrückt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Aufdruck runs 8 letters (VVCCCVCC) against ausdrückt's 9 (VVCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Aufdruck with ausdrückt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Aufdruck is [ˈaʊ̯fˌdʁʊk] while ausdrückt is [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʏkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49601, 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]. ausdrückt is at rank #21,534, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʏkt].
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 49601, this pair ranks #1,205,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Aufdruck vs ausdrückt
Shared letters: acdkru. Private to "Aufdruck": f. Private to "ausdrückt": stü.
"Aufdruck" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC · "ausdrückt" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Aufdruck ← afudruck · audfruck · aufddruck · aufdrcuk · aufdrruck · aufdrucck · aufdruckk · aufdrukc
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Aufdruck" and "ausdrückt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Aufdruck" or "ausdrückt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Aufdruck" and "ausdrückt" 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 "ausdrückt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,205,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Aufdruck" and "ausdrückt" 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 #1,205,311 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.