Which to use
“ausbrechen” and “ausreichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,496
- “ausbrechen” frequency rank
- #10,232
- “ausreichen” frequency rank
- 29728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausbrechen | ausreichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich aus Mauern, Gittern, Gefängnis, Konventionen oder Ähnlichem befreien | genügen, zufriedenstellend sein |
Where the eye mixes ausbrechen and ausreichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ausbrechen (VVCCCVCCVC) and ausreichen (VVCCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ausbrechen vs ausreichen
A purely visual mix-up. ausbrechen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁɛçn̩]) and ausreichen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29728, 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]. ausreichen is at rank #10,232, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩].
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 29728, this pair ranks #1,761,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausbrechen vs ausreichen
Shared letters: acehnrsu. Private to "ausbrechen": b. Private to "ausreichen": i.
"ausbrechen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVCCVC · "ausreichen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausbrechen ← asubrechen · aubsrechen · ausbbrechen · ausberchen · ausbrcehen · ausbrecchen · ausbrecehn · ausbrechenn
- ausreichen ← asureichen · aurseichen · auserichen · ausrecihen · ausreicchen · ausreicehn · ausreichenn · ausreichhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausbrechen" and "ausreichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausbrechen" or "ausreichen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ausbrechen" and "ausreichen" 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 "ausreichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,761,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausbrechen" and "ausreichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausbrechen vs auszubrechen". 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 #1,761,391 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.