ausbrichtvsAussichtWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ausbricht is a verb, Aussicht is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ausbricht” is a verb and “Aussicht” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,532
“ausbricht” frequency rank
#3,425
“Aussicht” frequency rank
31957
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausbricht Aussicht
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausbrechen ein Blick oder auch Rundblick von einem bestimmten Punkt aus

Where the eye mixes ausbricht and Aussicht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausbricht runs 9 letters (VVCCCVCCC) against Aussicht's 8 (VVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
ausbricht
8 ch
Aussicht

Why the eye confuses ausbricht with Aussicht

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausbricht is [ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁɪçt] while Aussicht is [ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥ɪçt]. 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 31957, 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]. Aussicht is at rank #3,425, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌz̥ɪçt].

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 31957, this pair ranks #1,717,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ausbricht vs Aussicht

Shared letters: achistu. Private to "ausbricht": br. Private to "Aussicht": -.

"ausbricht" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCC  ·  "Aussicht" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausbrichtasubricht · aubsricht · ausbbricht · ausbircht · ausbrciht · ausbriccht · ausbrichht · ausbrichtt
  • Aussichtasusicht · ausicht · ausischt · aussciht · aussiccht · aussichht · aussichtt · aussicth

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ausbricht" for "Aussicht" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ausbricht" is a verb and "Aussicht" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "ausbricht" vs "Aussicht" - which ranks higher?
"Aussicht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,425 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.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "ausbricht" and "Aussicht" 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 "Aussicht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,717,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausbricht" and "Aussicht" 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 #1,717,690 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