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“ausatmen” and “ausräumen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,423
“ausatmen” frequency rank
#34,528
“ausräumen” frequency rank
66951
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausatmen ausräumen
Definition die Atemluft ausstoßen einen Raum oder ein Behältnis, in dem Dinge verwahrt sind, leeren

Where the eye mixes ausatmen and ausräumen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ausatmen runs 8 letters (VVCVCCVC) against ausräumen's 9 (VVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
ausatmen
9 ch
ausräumen

Look-alike desk: ausatmen vs ausräumen

A purely visual mix-up. ausatmen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʔaːtmən]) and ausräumen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔɪ̯mən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausatmen is recorded at frequency rank #32,423, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʔaːtmən]. ausräumen is at rank #34,528, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔɪ̯mən].

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 66951, this pair ranks #556,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausatmen vs ausräumen

Shared letters: aemnsu. Private to "ausatmen": t. Private to "ausräumen": rä.

"ausatmen" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC  ·  "ausräumen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausatmen ← asuatmen · auastmen · ausamten · ausatemn · ausatmenn · ausatmmen · ausatmne · ausattmen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausatmen" and "ausräumen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʔaːtmən] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔɪ̯mən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ausatmen" or "ausräumen"?
"ausatmen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,423 in our German list, against #34,528 for "ausräumen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "ausatmen" and "ausräumen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausatmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausräumen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #556,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausatmen" and "ausräumen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausräumen vs auszuräumen". 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 #556,221 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list