Which to use
“ausdenken” and “aussenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,025
- “ausdenken” frequency rank
- #49,497
- “aussenden” frequency rank
- 61522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausdenken | aussenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich etwas Neues überlegen | jemanden an einen anderen Ort schicken, um etwas zu tun |
Where the eye mixes ausdenken and aussenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausdenken and aussenden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ausdenken vs aussenden
A purely visual mix-up. ausdenken ([ˈaʊ̯sˌdɛŋkn̩]) and aussenden ([ˈaʊ̯sˌzɛndn̩]) 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 61522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausdenken is recorded at frequency rank #12,025, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌdɛŋkn̩]. aussenden is at rank #49,497, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌzɛndn̩].
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 61522, this pair ranks #746,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausdenken vs aussenden
Shared letters: adensu. Private to "ausdenken": k. Private to "aussenden": -.
"ausdenken" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "aussenden" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausdenken" for "aussenden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ausdenken" vs "aussenden" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausdenken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aussenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #746,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausdenken" and "aussenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufwenden vs aussenden". 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 #746,636 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.