Which to use
“ausfahren” and “ausfallen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,393
- “ausfahren” frequency rank
- #7,011
- “ausfallen” frequency rank
- 47404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausfahren | ausfallen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (jemanden) mit einem Fahrzeug, Kinderwagen, Rollstuhl oder Ähnlichem auf einen Ausflug, eine Ausfahrt mitnehmen | nicht mehr zur Verfügung stehen |
Where the eye mixes ausfahren and ausfallen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausfahren and ausfallen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ausfahren vs ausfallen
A purely visual mix-up. ausfahren ([ˈaʊ̯sˌfaːʁən]) and ausfallen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌfalən]) 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 47404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausfahren is recorded at frequency rank #40,393, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌfaːʁən]. ausfallen is at rank #7,011, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌfalən].
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 47404, this pair ranks #1,285,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausfahren vs ausfallen
Shared letters: aefnsu. Private to "ausfahren": hr. Private to "ausfallen": l.
"ausfahren" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "ausfallen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausfahren" and "ausfallen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausfahren" or "ausfallen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausfahren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausfallen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,285,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausfahren" and "ausfallen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausfahren vs Ausfahrten". 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 #1,285,457 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.