Which to use
“Ausfahrt” is a noun and “auswählt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,863
- “Ausfahrt” frequency rank
- #44,467
- “auswählt” frequency rank
- 57330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausfahrt | auswählt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stelle, an der man etwas fahrend verlassen kann | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auswählen |
Where the eye mixes Ausfahrt and auswählt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Ausfahrt and auswählt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Ausfahrt and auswählt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausfahrt is [ˈaʊ̯sˌfaːɐ̯t] while auswählt is [ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛːlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57330, 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]. auswählt is at rank #44,467, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛːlt].
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 57330, this pair ranks #905,450 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ausfahrt vs auswählt
Shared letters: ahstu. Private to "Ausfahrt": fr. Private to "auswählt": lwä.
"Ausfahrt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC · "auswählt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ausfahrt ← asufahrt · aufsahrt · ausafhrt · ausfahhrt · ausfahrrt · ausfahrtt · ausfahtr · ausfarht
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Ausfahrt" and "auswählt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Ausfahrt" or "auswählt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Ausfahrt" and "auswählt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ausfahrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auswählt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #905,450 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausfahrt" and "auswählt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auserwählt vs auswählt". 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 #905,450 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.