Which to use
“Ausdehnung” and “Aussöhnung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,379
- “Ausdehnung” frequency rank
- #41,050
- “Aussöhnung” frequency rank
- 52429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausdehnung | Aussöhnung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Volumen, das ein Körper oder Objekt einnimmt, Bereich, in dem sich etwas erstreckt | Beendigung einer Zwietracht, eines Streits |
Where the eye mixes Ausdehnung and Aussöhnung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Ausdehnung and Aussöhnung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Ausdehnung vs Aussöhnung
A purely visual mix-up. Ausdehnung ([ˈaʊ̯sˌdeːnʊŋ]) and Aussöhnung ([ˈaʊ̯sˌzøːnʊŋ]) 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 52429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausdehnung is recorded at frequency rank #11,379, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌdeːnʊŋ]. Aussöhnung is at rank #41,050, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌzøːnʊŋ].
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 52429, this pair ranks #1,097,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ausdehnung vs Aussöhnung
Shared letters: aghnsu. Private to "Ausdehnung": de. Private to "Aussöhnung": ö.
"Ausdehnung" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCC · "Aussöhnung" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ausdehnung ← asudehnung · audsehnung · ausddehnung · ausdehhnung · ausdehnnug · ausdehnnung · ausdehnugn · ausdehnungg
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ausdehnung" and "Aussöhnung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ausdehnung" or "Aussöhnung" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Ausdehnung" and "Aussöhnung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausdehnung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Aussöhnung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,097,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausdehnung" and "Aussöhnung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausdehnen vs Ausdehnung". 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 #1,097,345 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.