Which to use
“ausbrach” is a verb and “Ausbrüche” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,015
- “ausbrach” frequency rank
- #33,983
- “Ausbrüche” frequency rank
- 62998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausbrach | Ausbrüche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausbrechen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausbruch |
Where the eye mixes ausbrach and Ausbrüche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausbrach runs 8 letters (VVCCCVCC) against Ausbrüche's 9 (VVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ausbrach and Ausbrüche
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausbrach is [ˈaʊ̯sbʁaːx] while Ausbrüche is [ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁʏçə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62998, 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]. Ausbrüche is at rank #33,983, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁʏçə].
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 62998, this pair ranks #692,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausbrach vs Ausbrüche
Shared letters: abchrsu. Private to "ausbrach": -. Private to "Ausbrüche": eü.
"ausbrach" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC · "Ausbrüche" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausbrach ← asubrach · aubsrach · ausbarch · ausbbrach · ausbracch · ausbrachh · ausbrahc · ausbrcah
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausbrach" and "Ausbrüche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ausbrach" vs "Ausbrüche" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ausbrach" and "Ausbrüche" 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 "Ausbrüche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #692,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausbrach" and "Ausbrüche" 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 #692,491 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.