Which to use
“Ausdruck” and “Ausdrücke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,427
- “Ausdruck” frequency rank
- #17,815
- “Ausdrücke” frequency rank
- 20242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausdruck | Ausdrücke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Wort oder eine Gruppierung von Worten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ausdruck |
Where the eye mixes Ausdruck and Ausdrücke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Ausdruck runs 8 letters (VVCCCVCC) against Ausdrücke's 9 (VVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Ausdruck vs Ausdrücke
A purely visual mix-up. Ausdruck ([ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʊk]) and Ausdrücke ([ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʏkə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausdruck is recorded at frequency rank #2,427, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʊk]. Ausdrücke is at rank #17,815, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʏkə].
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 20242, this pair ranks #1,899,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ausdruck vs Ausdrücke
Shared letters: acdkrsu. Private to "Ausdruck": -. Private to "Ausdrücke": eü.
"Ausdruck" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC · "Ausdrücke" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ausdruck ← asudruck · audsruck · ausddruck · ausdrcuk · ausdrruck · ausdrucck · ausdruckk · ausdrukc
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Ausdruck" and "Ausdrücke" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Ausdruck" or "Ausdrücke" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Ausdruck" and "Ausdrücke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausdruck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausdrücke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,899,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausdruck" and "Ausdrücke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausdrücke 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 #1,899,796 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.