Which to use
“Aufnahme” and “Ausnahme” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,048
- “Aufnahme” frequency rank
- #2,285
- “Ausnahme” frequency rank
- 4333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Aufnahme | Ausnahme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Beginnen von etwas | Abweichung von einer Regel |
Where the eye mixes Aufnahme and Ausnahme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Aufnahme and Ausnahme follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Aufnahme and Ausnahme
A purely visual mix-up. Aufnahme ([ˈaʊ̯fˌnaːmə]) and Ausnahme ([ˈaʊ̯sˌnaːmə]) 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 “Aufnahme” becomes s in “Ausnahme”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Aufnahme is recorded at frequency rank #2,048, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌnaːmə]. 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 4333, this pair ranks #1,997,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Aufnahme vs Ausnahme
Shared letters: aehmnu. Private to "Aufnahme": f. Private to "Ausnahme": s.
"Aufnahme" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV · "Ausnahme" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Aufnahme" for "Ausnahme" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Aufnahme" vs "Ausnahme" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Aufnahme" and "Ausnahme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Aufnahme" 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 #1,997,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Aufnahme" and "Ausnahme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausnahme vs ausnehmen". 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 #1,997,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.