Which to use
“Ausdruck” is a noun and “ausdrückte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,427
- “Ausdruck” frequency rank
- #43,024
- “ausdrückte” frequency rank
- 45451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausdruck | ausdrückte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Wort oder eine Gruppierung von Worten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausdrücken |
Where the eye mixes Ausdruck and ausdrückte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Ausdruck runs 8 letters (VVCCCVCC) against ausdrückte's 10 (VVCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Ausdruck with ausdrückte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausdruck is [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʊk] while ausdrückte is [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʏktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45451, 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]. ausdrückte is at rank #43,024, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʏktə].
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 45451, this pair ranks #1,352,555 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ausdruck vs ausdrückte
Shared letters: acdkrsu. Private to "Ausdruck": -. Private to "ausdrückte": etü.
"Ausdruck" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC · "ausdrückte" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ausdruck ← asudruck · audsruck · ausddruck · ausdrcuk · ausdrruck · ausdrucck · ausdruckk · ausdrukc
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ausdruck" for "ausdrückte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Ausdruck" or "ausdrückte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Ausdruck" and "ausdrückte" 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 "ausdrückte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,352,555 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausdruck" and "ausdrückte" 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 #1,352,555 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.