ausblendenvsaussendenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#28,076
“ausblenden” frequency rank
#49,497
“aussenden” frequency rank
77573
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausblenden aussenden
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Where the eye mixes ausblenden and aussenden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausblenden runs 10 letters (VVCCCVCCVC) against aussenden's 9 (VVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
ausblenden
9 ch
aussenden

Why the eye confuses ausblenden with aussenden

A purely visual mix-up. ausblenden ([ˈaʊ̯sˌblɛndn̩]) and aussenden ([ˈaʊ̯sˌzɛndn̩]) 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 77573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausblenden is recorded at frequency rank #28,076, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌblɛndn̩]. aussenden is at rank #49,497, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌzɛndn̩].

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 77573, this pair ranks #257,781 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ausblenden vs aussenden

Shared letters: adensu. Private to "ausblenden": bl. Private to "aussenden": -.

"ausblenden" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVC  ·  "aussenden" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausblenden ← asublenden · aubslenden · ausbblenden · ausbelnden · ausblednen · ausblendden · ausblendenn · ausblendne
  • aussenden ← asusenden · ausenden · ausesnden · aussednen · aussendden · aussendenn · aussendne · aussenedn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ausblenden" for "aussenden" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌblɛndn̩] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌzɛndn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ausblenden" vs "aussenden" - which ranks higher?
"ausblenden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,076 in our German list, against #49,497 for "aussenden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausblenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aussenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #257,781 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausblenden" and "aussenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufwenden vs aussenden". 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 #257,781 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