Which to use
“aufzumachen” and “auszumachen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,925
- “aufzumachen” frequency rank
- #20,513
- “auszumachen” frequency rank
- 51438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufzumachen | auszumachen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs aufmachen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ausmachen |
Where the eye mixes aufzumachen and auszumachen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. aufzumachen and auszumachen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aufzumachen vs auszumachen
A purely visual mix-up. aufzumachen ([ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌmaxn̩]) and auszumachen ([ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌmaxn̩]) 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 “aufzumachen” becomes s in “auszumachen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufzumachen is recorded at frequency rank #30,925, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ft͡suˌmaxn̩]. auszumachen is at rank #20,513, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯st͡suˌmaxn̩].
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 51438, this pair ranks #1,135,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aufzumachen vs auszumachen
Shared letters: acehmnuz. Private to "aufzumachen": f. Private to "auszumachen": s.
"aufzumachen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC · "auszumachen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aufzumachen ← afuzumachen · auffzumachen · aufuzmachen · aufzmuachen · aufzuamchen · aufzumacchen · aufzumacehn · aufzumachenn
- auszumachen ← asuzumachen · ausszumachen · ausuzmachen · auszmuachen · auszuamchen · auszumacchen · auszumacehn · auszumachenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufzumachen" and "auszumachen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aufzumachen" or "auszumachen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aufzumachen" and "auszumachen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufzumachen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszumachen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,135,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufzumachen" and "auszumachen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufzumachen vs aufzuwachen". 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 #1,135,546 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.