AusfahrtvsausführtWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Ausfahrt is a noun, ausführt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Ausfahrt” is a noun and “ausführt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,863
“Ausfahrt” frequency rank
#24,621
“ausführt” frequency rank
37484
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ausfahrt ausführt
Definition Stelle, an der man etwas fahrend verlassen kann 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausführen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Ausfahrt and ausführt apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
Ausfahrt
8 ch
ausführt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausfahrt is [ˈaʊ̯sˌfaːɐ̯t] while ausführt is [ˈaʊ̯sˌfyːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “Ausfahrt” becomes ü in “ausführt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ausfahrt is recorded at frequency rank #12,863, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌfaːɐ̯t]. ausführt is at rank #24,621, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌfyːɐ̯t].

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 37484, this pair ranks #1,589,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ausfahrt vs ausführt

Shared letters: afhrstu. Private to "Ausfahrt": -. Private to "ausführt": ü.

"Ausfahrt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC  ·  "ausführt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ausfahrtasufahrt · aufsahrt · ausafhrt · ausfahhrt · ausfahrrt · ausfahrtt · ausfahtr · ausfarht

Frequency comparison

Ausfahrt#12,863
ausführt#24,621

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Ausfahrt" and "ausführt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Ausfahrt" is a noun and "ausführt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Ausfahrt" or "ausführt"?
"Ausfahrt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,863 in our German list, against #24,621 for "ausführt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Ausfahrt vs ausführt

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Ausfahrt”; for a verb, it's “ausführt”.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list