Which to use
“aus” is a preposition and “ausm” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32
- “aus” frequency rank
- #12,664
- “ausm” frequency rank
- 12696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aus | ausm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von drinnen nach draußen | aus dem, aus einem |
Where the eye mixes aus and ausm
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aus with ausm
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aus is [aʊ̯s] while ausm is [ˈaʊ̯sm̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “aus” sits inside “ausm”, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aus is recorded at frequency rank #32, classified as aprep, pronounced [aʊ̯s]. ausm is at rank #12,664, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sm̩].
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 12696, this pair ranks #1,962,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aus vs ausm
Shared letters: asu. Private to "aus": -. Private to "ausm": m.
"aus" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "ausm" · 4 letters · shape VVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausm ← asum · aums · ausmm · aussm · uasm
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aus" for "ausm" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "aus" or "ausm" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aus" and "ausm" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aus" and "ausm" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "AUD vs ausm". 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 #1,962,612 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.