AusfallvsausfülltWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#8,169
“Ausfall” frequency rank
#46,484
“ausfüllt” frequency rank
54653
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ausfall ausfüllt
Definition Versagen oder Verlust eines Systems oder eines seiner Teile 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ausfüllen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Ausfall and ausfüllt apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
Ausfall
8 ch
ausfüllt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ausfall is [ˈaʊ̯sfal] while ausfüllt is [ˈaʊ̯sˌfʏlt]. 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 54653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ausfall is recorded at frequency rank #8,169, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sfal]. ausfüllt is at rank #46,484, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌfʏlt].

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 54653, this pair ranks #1,010,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Ausfall vs ausfüllt

Shared letters: aflsu. Private to "Ausfall": -. Private to "ausfüllt": .

"Ausfall" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC  ·  "ausfüllt" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ausfallasufall · aufsall · ausafll · ausfal · ausffall · ausflal · aussfall · uasfall

Frequency comparison

Ausfall#8,169
ausfüllt#46,484

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Ausfall" and "ausfüllt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Ausfall" is a noun and "ausfüllt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Ausfall" or "ausfüllt"?
"Ausfall" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,169 in our German list, against #46,484 for "ausfüllt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Ausfall vs ausfüllt

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Ausfall”; for a verb, it's “ausfüllt”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Ausfall” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list