Which to use
“aufkommen” and “auskommen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,632
- “aufkommen” frequency rank
- #11,601
- “auskommen” frequency rank
- 18233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufkommen | auskommen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Gebrauch kommen oder Mode werden | von etwas ist genügend vorhanden, sodass man für den vorgesehenen Zweck ausreichend davon hat |
Where the eye mixes aufkommen and auskommen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aufkommen and auskommen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aufkommen vs auskommen
A purely visual mix-up. aufkommen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌkɔmən]) and auskommen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔmən]) 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 “aufkommen” becomes s in “auskommen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufkommen is recorded at frequency rank #6,632, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌkɔmən]. auskommen is at rank #11,601, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔmən].
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 18233, this pair ranks #1,920,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufkommen vs auskommen
Shared letters: aekmnou. Private to "aufkommen": f. Private to "auskommen": s.
"aufkommen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "auskommen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufkommen" and "auskommen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aufkommen" or "auskommen"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "aufkommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auskommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,920,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufkommen" and "auskommen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufkochen vs aufkommen". 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 #1,920,195 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.