Which to use
“ausfallen” and “ausrollen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,011
- “ausfallen” frequency rank
- #49,496
- “ausrollen” frequency rank
- 56507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausfallen | ausrollen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht mehr zur Verfügung stehen | der ganzen Länge nach flach ausbreiten, aufwickeln |
Where the eye mixes ausfallen and ausrollen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ausfallen and ausrollen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ausfallen and ausrollen
A purely visual mix-up. ausfallen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌfalən]) and ausrollen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔlən]) 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 56507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausfallen is recorded at frequency rank #7,011, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌfalən]. ausrollen is at rank #49,496, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔlən].
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 56507, this pair ranks #937,500 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausfallen vs ausrollen
Shared letters: aelnsu. Private to "ausfallen": f. Private to "ausrollen": or.
"ausfallen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "ausrollen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausfallen" for "ausrollen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ausfallen" or "ausrollen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausfallen" and "ausrollen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausfallen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausrollen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #937,500 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausfallen" and "ausrollen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausrollen vs ausrotten". 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 #937,500 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.