Which to use
“Ausbruch” and “Ausdruck” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,504
- “Ausbruch” frequency rank
- #2,427
- “Ausdruck” frequency rank
- 8931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausbruch | Ausdruck |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Handlung und das Ereignis des Ausbrechens, der Flucht aus einer Gefangenschaft oder Vergleichbarem | ein Wort oder eine Gruppierung von Worten |
Where the eye mixes Ausbruch and Ausdruck
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Ausbruch and Ausdruck follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Ausbruch and Ausdruck
A purely visual mix-up. Ausbruch ([ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁʊx]) and Ausdruck ([ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʊk]) 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 8931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausbruch is recorded at frequency rank #6,504, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌbʁʊx]. Ausdruck is at rank #2,427, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʊk].
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 8931, this pair ranks #1,982,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ausbruch vs Ausdruck
Shared letters: acrsu. Private to "Ausbruch": bh. Private to "Ausdruck": dk.
"Ausbruch" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC · "Ausdruck" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ausbruch" for "Ausdruck" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Ausbruch" vs "Ausdruck" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausbruch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausdruck" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,982,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausbruch" and "Ausdruck" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausdruck vs ausdrückte". 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 #1,982,162 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.