Which to use
“aufnahm” is a verb and “Ausnahme” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,167
- “aufnahm” frequency rank
- #2,285
- “Ausnahme” frequency rank
- 22452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufnahm | Ausnahme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufnehmen | Abweichung von einer Regel |
Where the eye mixes aufnahm and Ausnahme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aufnahm vs Ausnahme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aufnahm is [ˈaʊ̯fˌnaːm] while Ausnahme is [ˈaʊ̯sˌnaːmə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufnahm is recorded at frequency rank #20,167, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌnaːm]. Ausnahme is at rank #2,285, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌnaːmə].
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 22452, this pair ranks #1,873,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufnahm vs Ausnahme
Shared letters: ahmnu. Private to "aufnahm": f. Private to "Ausnahme": es.
"aufnahm" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC · "Ausnahme" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufnahm" and "Ausnahme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "aufnahm" or "Ausnahme" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "aufnahm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausnahme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,873,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufnahm" and "Ausnahme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufkam vs aufnahm". 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 #1,873,986 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.