Which to use
“ausbrechen” and “ausrechnen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,496
- “ausbrechen” frequency rank
- #29,948
- “ausrechnen” frequency rank
- 49444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausbrechen | ausrechnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich aus Mauern, Gittern, Gefängnis, Konventionen oder Ähnlichem befreien | eine mathematische Operation ausführen, etwas berechnen |
Where the eye mixes ausbrechen and ausrechnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausbrechen (VVCCCVCCVC) and ausrechnen (VVCCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between ausbrechen and ausrechnen
A purely visual mix-up. ausbrechen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁɛçn̩]) and ausrechnen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɛçnən]) 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausbrechen is recorded at frequency rank #19,496, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁɛçn̩]. ausrechnen is at rank #29,948, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɛçnən].
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 49444, this pair ranks #1,211,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausbrechen vs ausrechnen
Shared letters: acehnrsu. Private to "ausbrechen": b. Private to "ausrechnen": -.
"ausbrechen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVC · "ausrechnen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausbrechen ← asubrechen · aubsrechen · ausbbrechen · ausberchen · ausbrcehen · ausbrecchen · ausbrecehn · ausbrechenn
- ausrechnen ← asurechnen · aursechnen · auserchnen · ausrcehnen · ausrecchnen · ausrechenn · ausrechhnen · ausrechnenn
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ausbrechen" and "ausrechnen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausbrechen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausrechnen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,211,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausbrechen" and "ausrechnen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anrechnen vs ausrechnen". 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 #1,211,303 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.