Which to use
“ausbaden” and “ausmalen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,023
- “ausbaden” frequency rank
- #26,311
- “ausmalen” frequency rank
- 69334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausbaden | ausmalen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Konsequenzen tragen für etwas, das man selbst oder auch jemand anderer verursacht hat | einen Innenraum kolorieren |
Where the eye mixes ausbaden and ausmalen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ausbaden and ausmalen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ausbaden and ausmalen
A purely visual mix-up. ausbaden ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbaːdn̩]) and ausmalen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌmaːlən]) 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 69334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausbaden is recorded at frequency rank #43,023, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbaːdn̩]. ausmalen is at rank #26,311, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌmaːlən].
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 69334, this pair ranks #479,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ausbaden vs ausmalen
Shared letters: aensu. Private to "ausbaden": bd. Private to "ausmalen": lm.
"ausbaden" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "ausmalen" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausbaden" and "ausmalen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausbaden" or "ausmalen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ausbaden" and "ausmalen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausbaden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausmalen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #479,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausbaden" and "ausmalen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausbaden vs Auslagen". 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 #479,747 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.