Which to use
“Ausdrucks” is a noun and “ausdrückte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,805
- “Ausdrucks” frequency rank
- #43,024
- “ausdrückte” frequency rank
- 82829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausdrucks | ausdrückte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ausdruck | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausdrücken |
Where the eye mixes Ausdrucks and ausdrückte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Ausdrucks runs 9 letters (VVCCCVCCC) against ausdrückte's 10 (VVCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Ausdrucks and ausdrückte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausdrucks is [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʊks] while ausdrückte is [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʏktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 82829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ausdrucks is recorded at frequency rank #39,805, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʊks]. 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 82829, this pair ranks #150,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Ausdrucks vs ausdrückte
Shared letters: acdkrsu. Private to "Ausdrucks": -. Private to "ausdrückte": etü.
"Ausdrucks" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCC · "ausdrückte" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ausdrucks ← asudrucks · audsrucks · ausddrucks · ausdrcuks · ausdrrucks · ausdruccks · ausdruckks · ausdruckss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ausdrucks" and "ausdrückte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Ausdrucks" vs "ausdrückte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Ausdrucks" and "ausdrückte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausdrucks" 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 #150,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausdrucks" and "ausdrückte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aufdruck vs Ausdrucks". 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 #150,206 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.