Which to use
“Ausfahrt” is a noun and “auszahlt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,863
- “Ausfahrt” frequency rank
- #46,491
- “auszahlt” frequency rank
- 59354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ausfahrt | auszahlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stelle, an der man etwas fahrend verlassen kann | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auszahlen |
Where the eye mixes Ausfahrt and auszahlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Ausfahrt and auszahlt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Ausfahrt vs auszahlt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausfahrt is [ˈaʊ̯sˌfaːɐ̯t] while auszahlt is [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡saːlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 59354, 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]. auszahlt is at rank #46,491, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌt͡saːlt].
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 59354, this pair ranks #827,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ausfahrt vs auszahlt
Shared letters: ahstu. Private to "Ausfahrt": fr. Private to "auszahlt": lz.
"Ausfahrt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC · "auszahlt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ausfahrt" for "auszahlt" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Ausfahrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auszahlt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #827,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ausfahrt" and "auszahlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auswählt vs auszahlt". 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 #827,657 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.