ausbrichtvsausreichtWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#28,532
“ausbricht” frequency rank
#14,241
“ausreicht” frequency rank
42773
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausbricht ausreicht
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausbrechen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausreichen

Where the eye mixes ausbricht and ausreicht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ausbricht (VVCCCVCCC) and ausreicht (VVCCVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
ausbricht
9 ch
ausreicht

Visual trap between ausbricht and ausreicht

A purely visual mix-up. ausbricht ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁɪçt]) and ausreicht ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çt]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausbricht is recorded at frequency rank #28,532, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁɪçt]. ausreicht is at rank #14,241, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çt].

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 42773, this pair ranks #1,438,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ausbricht vs ausreicht

Shared letters: achirstu. Private to "ausbricht": b. Private to "ausreicht": e.

"ausbricht" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCC  ·  "ausreicht" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausbricht ← asubricht · aubsricht · ausbbricht · ausbircht · ausbrciht · ausbriccht · ausbrichht · ausbrichtt
  • ausreicht ← asureicht · aurseicht · ausericht · ausreciht · ausreiccht · ausreichht · ausreichtt · ausreicth

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausbricht" and "ausreicht" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁɪçt] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ausbricht" vs "ausreicht" - which ranks higher?
"ausreicht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,241 in our German list, against #28,532 for "ausbricht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "ausbricht" and "ausreicht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ausbricht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ausreicht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,438,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausbricht" and "ausreicht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abbricht vs ausbricht". 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 #1,438,905 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