Which to use
“aufrichten” and “ausrichten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,389
- “aufrichten” frequency rank
- #9,148
- “ausrichten” frequency rank
- 49537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufrichten | ausrichten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas oder jemanden in die physikalisch aufrechte Lage bringen | eine Richtung geben, justieren |
Where the eye mixes aufrichten and ausrichten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. aufrichten and ausrichten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aufrichten vs ausrichten
A purely visual mix-up. aufrichten ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʁɪçtn̩]) and ausrichten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtn̩]) 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 “aufrichten” becomes s in “ausrichten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufrichten is recorded at frequency rank #40,389, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁɪçtn̩]. ausrichten is at rank #9,148, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɪçtn̩].
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 49537, this pair ranks #1,207,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aufrichten vs ausrichten
Shared letters: acehinrtu. Private to "aufrichten": f. Private to "ausrichten": s.
"aufrichten" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVC · "ausrichten" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aufrichten ← afurichten · auffrichten · aufirchten · aufrcihten · aufricchten · aufrichetn · aufrichhten · aufrichtenn
- ausrichten ← asurichten · aursichten · ausirchten · ausrcihten · ausricchten · ausrichetn · ausrichhten · ausrichtenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aufrichten" for "ausrichten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "aufrichten" or "ausrichten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufrichten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausrichten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,207,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufrichten" and "ausrichten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufrechter vs aufrichten". 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 #1,207,782 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.