Which to use
“ausbaden” and “ausreden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,023
- “ausbaden” frequency rank
- #10,231
- “ausreden” frequency rank
- 53254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausbaden | ausreden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Konsequenzen tragen für etwas, das man selbst oder auch jemand anderer verursacht hat | jemanden dazu veranlassen, dass er seine Meinung oder ein Vorhaben aufgibt |
Where the eye mixes ausbaden and ausreden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ausbaden and ausreden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ausbaden vs ausreden
A purely visual mix-up. ausbaden ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbaːdn̩]) and ausreden ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdn̩]) 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 53254, 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]. ausreden is at rank #10,231, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁeːdn̩].
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 53254, this pair ranks #1,065,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausbaden vs ausreden
Shared letters: adensu. Private to "ausbaden": b. Private to "ausreden": r.
"ausbaden" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "ausreden" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausbaden" for "ausreden" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ausbaden" or "ausreden" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausbaden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausreden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,065,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausbaden" and "ausreden" 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 #1,065,163 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.