Which to use
“ausbrach” is a verb and “Ausbruch” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,015
- “ausbrach” frequency rank
- #6,504
- “Ausbruch” frequency rank
- 35519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausbrach | Ausbruch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausbrechen | die Handlung und das Ereignis des Ausbrechens, der Flucht aus einer Gefangenschaft oder Vergleichbarem |
Where the eye mixes ausbrach and Ausbruch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausbrach and Ausbruch follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ausbrach vs Ausbruch
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausbrach is [ˈaʊ̯sbʁaːx] while Ausbruch is [ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁʊx]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “ausbrach” becomes u in “Ausbruch”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausbrach is recorded at frequency rank #29,015, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sbʁaːx]. Ausbruch is at rank #6,504, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁʊx].
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 35519, this pair ranks #1,638,046 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausbrach vs Ausbruch
Shared letters: abchrsu. Private to "ausbrach": -. Private to "Ausbruch": -.
"ausbrach" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC · "Ausbruch" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausbrach" and "Ausbruch" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ausbrach" vs "Ausbruch" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausbrach" and "Ausbruch" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausbrach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausbruch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,638,046 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausbrach" and "Ausbruch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ansprach vs ausbrach". 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 #1,638,046 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.