Which to use
“aufwacht” and “ausmacht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,897
- “aufwacht” frequency rank
- #7,437
- “ausmacht” frequency rank
- 33334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufwacht | ausmacht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufwachen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausmachen |
Where the eye mixes aufwacht and ausmacht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aufwacht and ausmacht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aufwacht vs ausmacht
A purely visual mix-up. aufwacht ([ˈaʊ̯fˌvaxt]) and ausmacht ([ˈaʊ̯sˌmaxt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufwacht is recorded at frequency rank #25,897, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaxt]. ausmacht is at rank #7,437, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌmaxt].
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 33334, this pair ranks #1,688,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufwacht vs ausmacht
Shared letters: achtu. Private to "aufwacht": fw. Private to "ausmacht": ms.
"aufwacht" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC · "ausmacht" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufwacht" and "ausmacht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "aufwacht" or "ausmacht" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aufwacht" and "ausmacht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufwacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausmacht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,688,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufwacht" and "ausmacht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufwache vs aufwacht". 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 #1,688,196 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.