AusdruckvsAusdrucksConfusable pair

Which to use

“Ausdruck” and “Ausdrucks” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,427
“Ausdruck” frequency rank
#39,805
“Ausdrucks” frequency rank
42232
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ausdruck Ausdrucks
Definition ein Wort oder eine Gruppierung von Worten Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ausdruck

Where the eye mixes Ausdruck and Ausdrucks

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

8 ch
Ausdruck
9 ch
Ausdrucks

Look-alike desk: Ausdruck vs Ausdrucks

A purely visual mix-up. Ausdruck ([ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʊk]) and Ausdrucks ([ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʊks]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Ausdruck” sits inside “Ausdrucks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42232, 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]. Ausdrucks is at rank #39,805, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʊks].

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 42232, this pair ranks #1,455,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Ausdruck vs Ausdrucks

Shared letters: acdkrsu. Private to "Ausdruck": -. Private to "Ausdrucks": -.

"Ausdruck" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC  ·  "Ausdrucks" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ausdruck ← asudruck · audsruck · ausddruck · ausdrcuk · ausdrruck · ausdrucck · ausdruckk · ausdrukc
  • Ausdrucks ← asudrucks · audsrucks · ausddrucks · ausdrcuks · ausdrrucks · ausdruccks · ausdruckks · ausdruckss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Ausdruck" and "Ausdrucks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʊk] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʊks]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Ausdruck" or "Ausdrucks" show up more?
"Ausdruck" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,427 in our German list, against #39,805 for "Ausdrucks". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausdruck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausdrucks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,455,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ausdruck" and "Ausdrucks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausdrucks 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 #1,455,673 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